The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee has written to George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as part of…
Month: April 2020
Morrisons is offering a 5% discount on shopping for its farmers to thank them for feeding the nation through the COVID-19 pandemic. The 5% discount will…
During March, soya meal markets recorded elevated levels of support in the face of coronavirus. According to data from AHDB, global demand for feed increased, while…
NSF has developed live-streamed audits using the secure video conferencing software, BlueJeans. Within 72 hours of lockdown the first physical audits were being replaced by…
The Environment Agency has set out its position on regulation during coronavirus, indicating that it will be ‘flexible’ where unavoidable breaches have occurred. The agency has…
British Lion eggs is donating eggs to the HelpNHSHeroes, an initiative set up by volunteers to provide food boxes for NHS workers for collection at their…
Surplus eggs from the food service sector are being reallocated where possible into the retail sector but this is putting availability of packaging under pressure. According…
Kantar has reported record sales in supermarkets for meat, fish and poultry as consumers prepare an additional 500 million meals a week in the home. Some…
The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has gone live, with businesses able to claim up to £2,500 a month towards staff wages. The job retention scheme,…
The British Poultry Council has partnered with the Food Standards Agency and other representatives of the UK meat industry to put together a joint statement in…