The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is calling on the UK government to commit to applying reciprocal tariffs for agricultural goods if the UK leaves the EU…
Month: August 2019
Perthshire farmer Martin Kennedy, commenting in his role as vice president of NFU Scotland, has urged the BBC nationally to ‘take a real good look at…
British Lion egg processors are calling on food businesses to buy British, following extensvie news coverage of eggs being recalled in Belgium due to concerns over…
A third of teachers don’t know where to go for information on food, farming and healthy eating practices, according to the results of YouGov research commissioned…
The NFU is urging turkey producers to move early in joining the sector’s postcode search tool as a way of connecting with consumers during the run-up…
The Scottish Government has launched a healthy foods payment card for use by pregnant women and families with babies and children, who receive certain low income…
The US poultry industry’s first-ever report quantifying antimicrobial use on broiler chicken and turkey farms shows ‘dramatic reductions’ of antimicrobial use over a five-year timeframe. The…
The NFU has called on the government to make a strong commitment to British farming to ensure a secure supply of home-grown food for shoppers after…
As a result of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arresting approximately 680 people in raids at seven sites in six different cities in…
Australia is toughening up its laws against activists who target farms, with one minister warning that the ‘thugs and vigilantes’ have been ‘put on notice’. New biosecurity laws…