Archive of all National Farmers Union articles – Page 39
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Comment & Opinion
The future of eating is flexitarian
Sir, Joanna Blythman’s call for a more nuanced discussion than ‘all meat is bad/all plants are good’ is welcome
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Comment & Opinion
Farming in Britain must be cultivated and cherished
Farmers’ role is to ensure shoppers have safe, trusted, affordable and quality food. And there’s a key word
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News
NFU calls for clear origin labelling in election manifesto
The union has also called for the GCA’s remit to be extended to the farming sector
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News
Co-op challenges other retailers to go 100% British fresh meat
Figures released by The Co-op show meat imports into the UK have doubled in the past 20 years
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News
Tesco defends trials of Argentinian and Wagyu beef
The NFU has criticised Tesco for extending supply chains
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Analysis & Features
Will Frankenfoods flood the market in post-Brexit US trade deal?
If a US trade deal is struck, will there be a stampede of hormonal beef and a flood of chlorine-washed chicken?
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Analysis & Features
Will processors be good eggs?
Following the Brexit vote, pressure is growing on food manufacturers to switch away from imported eggs
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News
Snap general election on 8 June: the food & drink industry reacts
Theresa May has announced a snap general election. Here’s how leading voices and organisations from the world of grocery have reacted to the news.
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Comment & Opinion
Farm brand pros and cons: they may annoy origin purists, but they do deliver
An actual old lady called Aunt Bessie didn’t make that packet of frozen Yorkshire puddings. Don’t be so naïve – it’s just marketing.
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News
Asda returns to roots with budget Farm Stores brand
Brand consists of 16 fresh lines and replaces SKUs sold under Asda’s Smart Price range
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Analysis & Features
How can dairy fend off the latest round of 'scary' slurs?
The sector is facing a growing groundswell of anti-dairy rhetoric
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Comment & Opinion
Article 50 special: Brexit insight & analysis from The Grocer
Article 50 has been triggered. Brexit has officially started. So what now for the food & drink industry?
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Analysis & Features
Article 50: the food & drink industry reacts
Here’s how the food & drink industry has reacted to the triggering of Article 50 today
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News
Media Bites 27 March: Tesco, EU food trade, Booths
Tesco is in advanced talks about a deal with prosecutors that would involve it paying a huge fine over the 2014 financial reporting scandal that saw it exaggerate its profits by more than £300m.
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Interviews
Darren Blackhurst's Simple Charter
Group commercial director Darren Blackhurst has helped Morrisons turn a corner. How has he done it?
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News
Industry trade bodies call for ambitious free-trade deal with EU
The BRC, FDF and NFU want to “avoid costly and disruptive customs checks, processes and procedures”
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News
Lidl pledges support to NFU 'Back British Farming Charter'
Lidl is to strengthen its British product offering and work with British farmers to develop fair, beneficial and transparent
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News
Brazilian rotten meat scandal has not affected UK says FSA
Brazilian federal police launched a massive raid on sites owned by 21 Brazilian meat companies
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Analysis & Features
Labour shortage fears need to be taken seriously
Labour shortages in the agricultural industry are a very real threat to the food industry already, warned Alison Capper
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Analysis & Features
Made in Britain
As Brexit, extreme weather and Trump threaten our reliance on imported fruit and veg, is it time to grow more British produce?