BVA has responded to the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) report on European Economic Area (EEA) migration, welcoming the evidence-based approach but raising concerns about how some proposals…
Month: September 2018
Widely touted as the hottest summer on record, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks to 9 September, show it has…
Dearne Valley Foods is recalling batches of McWurst Scotch Egg products because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in two separate batches. These products are sold in…
Sales at Moy Park grew 8% to £1.5 billion in the year to December 2017, according to the latest financial results recorded with Companies House. Northern…
Cargill has reached an agreement to acquire Konspol, one of Poland’s leading value-added food companies, providing an array of products in the chilled convenience, frozen and…
140 politicians displayed their support for the British farming industry on Wednesday by wearing a Back British Farming wheat-pin badge in recognition of the importance of food…
BVA has welcomed Defra’s announcement that a system of public money for public goods will be at the centre of the new Agriculture Bill and that animal health…
A comprehensive report into Defra’s Brexit preparations by the National Audit Office (NAO) claims that Defra has been prevented from consulting with the veterinary profession over the shortage of…
Neil Parish, Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, has welcomed the Government’s publication of a new Agriculture Bill. The Committee is launching a…
Legislation to replace EU farming rules is being introduced into Parliament today (12 September). The Agriculture Bill sets out how farmers and land managers will in…