All National Farmers Union (NFU) articles – Page 7
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Analysis and Features
Labour shortage crisis in food: what progress has been made?
Politicians are taking a hard line on migration, leaving food companies to find solutions to labour shortfalls. How are they managing it?
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Comment and Opinion
Amid food supply chaos, self-sufficiency seems a forlorn hope
Suppliers of eggs and fruit & veg have all seen profits hit or wiped out
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News
Fruit & veg in ‘crisis’ amid ‘endemic’ low returns to growers
Many apple growers were facing cuts in payments by retailers, despite massive input cost inflation, said British Apples & Pears
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News
Wales to introduce bird flu housing order later this week
The move followed heightened concerns of a westward spread of the disease, said the Welsh government
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Comment and Opinion
The scandal of supermarket egg pricing and rationing will soon tarnish their reputations
Consumers will be shocked when they learn the truth about the eggs shortages
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News
Egg producers ‘trapped’ in system call for supply chain overhaul
Producers have told The Grocer conditions are ‘the worst it has been in 20 years’ and have called for ‘price restructuring’ across the supply chain
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News
ABP announces £1.5m investment in red meat sustainability programme
The detailed programme will include assessment of carbon footprint, soil health and water use, and support biodiversity creation and resource efficiency
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Comment and Opinion
‘Post-Brexit trade opportunities’? UK exporters are still suffering through the reality
Given George Eustice’s oft-repeated confidence that all would be well, his latest admission those deals may not have been that fantastic after all is somewhat surprising
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News
Soaring production costs leading growers to ‘walk away’ from sector, research finds
A study for the NFU by Promar International revealed many producers were now on a ‘knife edge’, leading to concerns over supply
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News
UK self-sufficiency contracting, industry leaders warn Efra committee
Minette Batters, NFU president, said she had ‘never witnessed anything like this’ when it came to the pressures the sector was under
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Comment and Opinion
Will COP27 help food brands grasp the consumption nettle? Probably not
Tackling overconsumption is key to addressing the climate crisis. That’s a harsh truth for the industry to swallow
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News
Wyke Farms secures £30m export finance guarantee to grow overseas sales
The West Country cheesemaker has secured the finance from Barclays, guaranteed by the government’s UK Export Finance agency
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Analysis and Features
Why cows could be an unexpected climate solution
Cattle farming is notoriously carbon intensive. But new techniques could see cows go from being a problem to part of the climate solution
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Comment and Opinion
What can industry expect from Thérèse Coffey at Defra?
As Sunak’s Cabinet takes shape, the latest secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs has been confirmed. Step forward, Thérèse Coffey
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News
Thérèse Coffey appointed Defra secretary in Sunak Cabinet reshuffle
She replaces Ranil Jayawardena, MP for North East Hampshire, who had been Defra secretary since September
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News
Gressingham calls for state aid as bird flu wipes out goose flock
The supplier has called for an improvement to compensation packages after it lost its festive geese flock to the disease
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News
Christmas turkey flocks decimated as ‘worst ever’ bird flu outbreak looms
Over 300,000 turkeys have already been lost, with predcitions the number hit could ‘easily double’
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News
Fertiliser supply drop to add to input inflation in late 2022
Tight international market means the UK could struggle to replace its domestic shortfall
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News
Defra introduces bird flu prevention zone – but no national housing order
The UK’s chief vets have warned returning migratory birds could bring more disease
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News
Competition watchdog accused of ignoring supermarket breaches over supplier inflation requests
The British Brands Group has written to the government, accusing the Competition & Markets Authority of failing to intervene to enforce competition law