All National Farmers Union (NFU) articles – Page 48
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News
Asda insists lamb mislabelling is a one-off
Asda has insisted a recent meat mislabelling incident in one of its Scottish stores does not point to control problems in its supply chain.
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Red Tractor Scheme seeks new chairman
David Gregory has completed the maximum six years’ service allowed as AFS chairman, leaving this key industry role up for grabs
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Comment and Opinion
Milk messaging a mess as dairy confusion reigns
Uncertainty around the end of quotas is unquestionably one of the major challenges facing the UK dairy industry at the moment. But there are other, equally fundamental challenges around basic consumer communications.
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EU dairy quotas come to an end
NFU diary board chairman Rob Harrison urges all European countries to “act responsibly and collectively” to protect against future market volatility
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Arla says strike will not affect milk deliveries
A group of 100 drivers have voted to stage a 72-hour strike from Wednesday 1 April in a dispute over holiday pay and pensions
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New campylobacter campaign launched by FSA
Guidelines include keeping chicken bagged separately from other food, washing everything that comes in contact with raw chicken, avoiding washing the chicken itself, and always checking chicken is cooked properly
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Comment and Opinion
How the Budget will affect our industry
Reactions from around The Grocer’s staff to the most important parts of today’s Budget
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News
2015 Budget: fmcg industry reactions
Reactions to today’s budget from the wider industry will be updated here as we get them in
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Easter lamb to be cheap thanks to strong supply from UK & NZ
The increase in supply, combined with an expected round of promotional activity ahead of Easter, could see retail prices fall for lamb over the coming weeks
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First Milk appoints Mike Gallacher as new CEO
Gallacher will replace Kate Allum, whose departure from the dairy co-op’s helm was announced earlier this week
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Analysis and Features
Sugar reform in EU will wreck poor farmers warns Fairtrade
The EU has been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over the impact on Fairtrade farms of the beet production cap endin…
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News
Groceries Code Adjudicator studied for EU level by Phil Hogan
The European Commission is investigating the possibility of adopting the principles of the Groceries Codes Adjudicator…
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Analysis and Features
What now, Tescopoly?
With the supermarket chain in contraction as sales slide, is the work of the vociferous pressure group now done?…
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets kept a low profile at this year's NFU conference
In light of the supermarket sector’s recent travails – and high-profile personnel changes at senior level – it’s perhaps no surprise
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News
Media Bites 25 February: FTSE 100, NFU conference, organic food
The FTSE ended up 37.5 points at 6,949.6, above its previous record of 6,930, and also set a new intra-day high of 6,958.9, surpassing the previous figure of 6,950.6
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Comment and Opinion
A politically charged NFU conference demands better protections for farmers
With bovine TB and the dairy industry topping the pre-election agenda, the NFU’s annual conference was the place to be today
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Media Bites 24 February: Food production crisis, BAT, ABF
Worries about the UK’s self-sufficiency dominate the newspapers this morning
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Labour proposes halt to bovine TB badger cull
Labour’s intention to stop the controversial culls was announced by Eagle as part of a manifesto paper entitled Labour Protecting Animals
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Beef industry code of conduct set up by NFU and BMPA
Code commits individual processor signatories to being open and clear about their company’s terms and conditions but does not cover prices
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Red Tractor sets out to fix beef standards 'Achilles heel'
Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) has defended plans to introduce tougher assurance standards for beef…