Inspections of Lion registered farms and egg packing centres have been stopped. The assurance scheme said it had been keeping the position of Lion Code audits under…
Month: March 2020
Germany has reported new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in another wild bird (a common buzzard) that has tested positive for H5N8 in the Leipzig region;…
The outlook for global poultry in 2020 will be materially affected by the current coronavirus pandemic, and the ongoing African swine fever (ASF) challenges in the…
Farmers in Northern Ireland are calling for the Department of Economy (DfE) Minister Diane Dodds, to seek the urgent repeal of the Northern Ireland Regional Rates…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging parents and guardians to be vigilant as schools have closed due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. “Children are naturally…
New data from Kantar shows extra demand in supermarkets is largely being driven by people adding a few extra items to baskets and making more trips,…
People who work in the food industry have been classed as key workers and their children are exempt from the school closures, which come into force…
The government is temporarily relaxing elements of competition law as part of a package of measures to allow supermarkets to work together to feed the nation.…
Red Tractor has halted all physical inspections on farms, markets, collection centres, and haulier schemes. The Assurance scheme said it had made the decision in light…
Red Tractor, the UK’s largest food and farming assurance scheme, has today launched a new logo which aims to set out the credentials of the food…