Archive of all National Farmers Union articles – Page 28
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NewsMichael Gove out at Defra but will work to stave off no-deal
Gove has been charged with overseeing planning for a possible no-deal Brexit
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Comment & OpinionTime for PM Boris Johnson to show his true colours on food policy
Johnson’s flip-flopping risks confusing an industry that’s already feeling Brexit stress
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NewsNew prime minister Boris Johnson urged to abandon no-deal threat
Johnson was elected to lead the Conservative Party today by 92,153 votes to 46,656 over his rival Jeremy Hunt
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NewsClimate emergency makes urgent transition to sustainable food system ‘essential’
The government needs to start taking action now to transition to a sustainable and healthy food system by 2030, warned a report by the RSA
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Comment & OpinionNo-deal disaster: let’s hope Johnson and Hunt are bluffing
Both Tory leadership contenders have said they would back a no-deal Brexit if necessary
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Analysis & FeaturesWill ‘trailblazing’ food sector review succeed where others failed?
Henry Dimbleby’s review has a broad remit. But will it survive Brexit, and the passage of time?
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NewsBeef farmers urge support as markets reach ‘three-year low’
The NFU has called on processors, retailers, Defra and the AHDB to work with farmers
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s latest food sector review may be Gove’s last chance to deliver
Michael Gove has in the past been taken to task for ‘taking the F out of Defra’
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NewsHenry Dimbleby to lead Defra food sector review
The Leon co-founder’s review will form part of work for a new National Food Strategy for England
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Category ReportEnter the dragon: Welsh food and drink category report 2019
‘Brand Wales’ is thriving, with food and drink exports near £7bn. But no-deal Brexit would hit it hard. What’s the plan?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does a no-deal in October mean for food and drink?
And amid the Conservative leadership race, have government department preparations stalled?
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Analysis & FeaturesDo supermarkets have their eye on Scotland?
The major mults are looking to serve a proud food nation via a variety of ‘local’ initiatives
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy 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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NewsFood 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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NewsCall 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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NewsFood 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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NewsSainsbury'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 & FeaturesSainsbury'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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NewsBrexit 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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NewsCoca-Cola dismisses Irish milk processing facility rumours
A report in the Irish media claimed Coke had met with dairy industry officials