All articles by Richard Ford – Page 65
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Milk Link plans sale of Staplemead arm to boost efficiencies
Milk Link has unveiled plans to sell its Staplemead Creamery to French food and dairy specialist Andros in a move that would mark the company’s exit from fresh dairy ingredients. The farmer-owned co-op announced this week it was in detailed talks...
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Hurricane Gustav tears into Jamaican bananas
UK retailers have been urged not to abandon Jamaican banana suppliers left reeling by the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Gustav. The hurricane, which swept across the Caribbean island last week, decimated a banana industry that had only just begun...
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Green targets for new Wiseman super-dairy
Robert Wiseman Dairies will formally open its £80m super-dairy in Bridgwater, Somerset this week in a move it claims will set groundbreaking new standards of environmental efficiency in dairy processing. The fresh milk dairy, which will be opened by...
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Meat under pressure as migrants go home
A “chronic shortage” of migrant workers is jeopardising UK meat production, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has warned. Meat-processing companies have witnessed a steady increase in the number of EU migrant workers returning...
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New standards set for Co-op’s sourcing of fish
The Co-operative Group has set out its stall to be the UK’s leading sustainable fish retailer with the launch of a new corporate policy supporting good fishing practice. The Responsible Fish Sourcing Policy, launched this week, was developed in...
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Collapse of trade talks gets mixed reception
The collapse of the Doha round of WTO talks last week has been met with a mixture of relief and disappointment by the UK farming industry. The Scottish and Welsh farming unions both welcomed the end of talks. “With the agrifood sector vitally...
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NFU calls on industry to donate to Africa 100
The NFU has called on retailers and the British farming community to support African farmers by donating to a new appeal aiming to improve agricultural output in Africa. The Africa 100 campaign, launched this week, is the product of a joint...
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Peter's sausages win Tesco listing
A new line of premium sausages from Peter's Food Service has been launched into Tesco's Welsh stores. The pork and pork and leek sausages, which are sold in 454g packs of six, are packaged and sealed in a plastic tray and covered with a...
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Moy calms Latin meat fears over Marfrig buy
Moy Park has played down fears that its takeover by Brazilian giant Marfrig this week will result in an influx of South American meat to the British market. Following the completion of the £345m deal, Moy Park Group spokesman Gareth...
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Blight leads to fear of mushroom shortage
Fears of a UK mushroom shortage intensified this week as producers counted the cost of a mushroom-blight disease at the UK's largest compost supplier. Tunnel Tech North was hit by an outbreak of trichoderma aggresivum at its South...
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Salmonella: EU sounds alert over UK pig levels
One in five slaughter pigs destined for human consumption in the UK could be infected with salmonella, a new report from the European Food Safety Authority has warned. The survey sampled more than 19,000 slaughter pigs across 25 member...