All National Farmers Union (NFU) articles – Page 44
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News
Living wage could make British strawberries "unaffordable"
“Unprecedented” wage rises are threatening to force fruit and veg growers out of business
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Tesco and Farmers for Action fall out over lamb procurement
Talks between Tesco and Farmers for Action over its lamb procurement policies have broken down
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Comment and Opinion
Storm Desmond shows how vulnerable our food supply chain is becoming
The NFU warned just last week that food production was at risk from severe weather
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News
Livestock and dairy farmers battle floods in wake of Storm Desmond
Cumbria was one of the worst hit counties, with more than a month’s worth of rainfall in 24 hours
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Morrisons follows Iceland in taking milk four-pinter price to £1
Morrisons claims the move will support dairy farmers
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Pilgrims Choice halts mature line sourcing from New Zealand/Oz
Adams Foods is to “effectively halve” the number of creameries it uses to make Pilgrims Choice mature and extra mature
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Müller unveils post-merger leadership team for milk business
Andrew McInnes will head the milk and ingredients division, following the acquisition of Dairy Crest’s milk business
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Climate change already putting UK food production at risk, warns NFU
Nearly 60% of farmers have been affected by severe weather over the past ten years
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First Milk cuts December farmgate price for Scotland, North
The dairy co-op blamed growing EU milk supplies and weakening cheese prices
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Government to resist ban on beak trimming
The government will not ban the controversial trimming of hens’ beaks despite criticism from animal welfare campaigners.
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Category Report
Cheese Category Report 2015
Cheese is in the grip of ongoing commoditisation as the multiples battle with the discounters. Can value be restored?
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Defra in provisional agreement to cut day-to-day spending
Defra provisionally among four goverrnment departments to agree to average spending cuts of 30% over the next four years
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British cucumbers under threat of extinction, says NFU
British cucumber production has fallen to under 100 hectares for the first time in history
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Dunbia under fire for beef cattle specification changes
NFU says Dunbia should sign up to beef processors code
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Tesco to stop selling lamb in mixed origin packs
Retailer has faced criticism for packs mixing British and overseas lamb
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Sheepmeat sector considering adoption of a code of practice
The code would include targets on UK sourcing, clearer origin labelling and consistency of promotion
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No end to milk price war in sight despite Iceland increase
The retailer announced on Monday it was increasing its four-pint SKU from 89p to £1
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Analysis and Features
Bread wheat: global market set to keep price low
Bread wheat prices have been tipped to remain low despite Defra figures showing total UK yield is likely to be down
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News
Morrisons Milk for Farmers dairy brand goes nationwide
The Milk For Farmers brand was introduced after Morrisons came under fire for its milk procurement policies
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Aldi doubles British lamb range with four new fresh lines
Aldi has added four new British fresh lamb lines