Archive of all National Farmers Union articles – Page 31
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News
UK pig production gets boost as cereal farmers switch to livestock
The number of pigs in the UK broke five million for the first time since 2004, according to Defra
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Comment & Opinion
How can farmers reconcile Brexit with calls for higher quality meat?
It’s been a rough week for farmers, and not just because of the bleak turn the weather has taken
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News
NFU hits back at livestock reduction recommendations
The NFU said it was ’disappointed’ to see the Committee on Climate Change recommend reducing livestock numbers
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Analysis & Features
Do Defra’s plans for 'fair dealing' with farmers add up?
New proposals could see the government intervene in pricing negotiations by giving farmers access to wholesale sales data from processors
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News
Why retailer milk pools could be on the way out
Lower cost alternatives were now available from dairy processors, allowing supermarkets to evolve relationships
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Analysis & Features
Can the food & drink supply chain cope with rising costs?
Currency swings, supply shortages, mergers and Brexit are escalating commodity volatility
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News
BSE case found on Scottish beef farm
The case is the first to be detected on a Scottish farm in 10 years, but the Scottish government stressed it did not represent a threat to human health
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News
Defra confirms post-Brexit funding for UK producer organisations
The UK’s 33 producer organisations currently receive matched funding from the EU’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme
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Analysis & Features
How Gove's £15m pilot can help stamp out food waste
Defra is to invest in redistribution, allowing charities to scale up operations
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News
Producers fear Gove's 'food plan' will add costs
Gove said the strategy would promote innovation
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PGI products and exports threatened by no-deal Brexit
”Catastrophic” new export requirements loom in week of Brexit warnings
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Comment & Opinion
Today marks a turning point in the fight for transparency in food waste
Suppliers and retailers have put politics aside to agree on the approach of “Target, Measure, Act”
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News
'Grisly' no-deal Brexit could put an end to protected UK food names
Industry bodies have warned the government’s latest Brexit technical notices show the UK food sector will be critically exposed to a hard Brexit
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News
NFU calls for businesses to join Wrap food waste initiative
It is supporting the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap which aims for half of the UK’s 250 biggest food businesses to measure waste by next year
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Wrap and IGD 'Roadmap' signatories pledge to halve food waste by 2030
So far 89 companies have signed up to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
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News
Horticulture 'low-wage and low-productivity' says MAC report
Growers have slammed the Migration Advisory Comitee’s labour report and said it has ‘missed the point’
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News
Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group to supply all of Jack's milk
The new discount chain has also made a 100% British commitment on fresh meat
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Analysis & Features
Retail consolidation is about to hit UK dairy hard. Which suppliers are most exposed?
Wherever you look the number of dairy industry customers is shrinking – and the prospect of supply consolidation looms large
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News
Agriculture bill given cautious welcome
The bill would deliver a ‘green Brexit’, said Michael Gove and ‘take back control for farmers’
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Agriculture Bill to 'liberate' UK food sector, claims Gove
The new Bill will be published later today and would allow the UK to ‘take back control for farmers after almost 50 years