All National Farmers Union (NFU) articles – Page 26
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Analysis and Features
Why are Lidl's new method of production meat labels proving controversial?
Lidl last week became the first UK supermarket to carry method of production labelling on meat
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News
Food and farming bodies hit out after migration committee 'ignores' sector
A new report into ’shortage occupations’, where vacancies need to be filled by non-UK workers, had omited the sector, warned the NFU
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News
Call for meat tax 'too simplistic', food experts warn
The proposal would be ’too blunt a policy tool’, and needed a more nuanced approach, according to an event convened by the Food Ethics Council
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News
Food and drink manufacturers taking longer on payments than retailers
Analysis by The Grocer found some of the UK’s biggest food and drink companies have longer payment terms and are more likely to pay late
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News
Sainsbury's set to stop selling barn eggs in 2020
The retailer will exclusively stock free range eggs after the move
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury's/Asda merger blocked: analyst reactions
Here’s what the experts have to say about the collapse of the proposed Sainsbury’s/Asda merger
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News
Brexit uncertainty slows UK exports of barley
It comes as Theresa May secured a Brexit extension of 31 October from the EU
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News
Coca-Cola dismisses Irish milk processing facility rumours
A report in the Irish media claimed Coke had met with dairy industry officials
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Comment and Opinion
'Brand Wales' can be a global food and drink favourite
The Welsh brand is synonymous with healthy, delicious, environmentally conscious and sustainable produce, says John Davies, president of NFU Cymru
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News
Sir David Naish: tributes paid to former NFU president
Through his tenure as NFU president, Naish also became president of pan-EU farmer representative body COPA
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News
Food and farming leaders slam 'disgraceful' tariffs decision
The government today published the long-awaited details of the UK’s new tariff schedule that would apply in the event of a no-deal
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News
Robert Goodwill appointed farming minister by Defra
The MP for Scarborough and Whitby is a former immigration minister
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News
EU importers ditching British meat orders amid Brexit fears
Uncertainty around future trading relationships was pushing customers to source from other EU countries, said the BMPA
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News
Brexit tariff information delay leaves businesses in the dark
With just weeks to go until Brexit, the decision to publish the UK’s new WTO tariff regime has been delayed indefinitely
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Analysis and Features
What does Dairy Crest's sale mean for the future of UK dairy?
With Dairy Crest moving to Canadian hands, is this the ‘death of big British dairy’?
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News
Eustice resigns as farming minister over government Brexit stance
Eustice described the prime minister’s promise to give MPs a vote to delay Brexit as a ‘final humiliation’
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News
Midcounties Co-op to give shoppers full ingredient provenance
The society has teamed up with food provenance app Happerley
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Analysis and Features
NFU Conference 2019: what's in store for British farming?
Here is our round-up of key issues the conference thrashed out
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News
Meat exports outside EU may not be accepted in no-deal Brexit, warns NFU
Speaking at today’s NFU conference, Minette Batters warned meat exports set to leave the UK next week may not be accepted at their destination
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News
City snapshot: Gove set to reassure over food standards at NFU conference
The environment secretary, Michael Gove, is to pledge that British food standards will not be lowered “in pursuit of trade deals”