Agri Politics
Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill introduced to parliament
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael yesterday (Wednesday, March 19) introduced the Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill in the UK...
Food Supply Chain
Agri-Business
Government must build on Farm to Fork announcements - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said that the UK government must build on the announcements made by Prime Minister...
Agri-Business
67% of farmers lack confidence in the future of food production - survey
Over two-thirds (67%) of British farmers are not confident about the future of British food production, according to a new...
Agri-Business
Farm to Fork Summit must be more than 'a tick-box exercise' - TFA
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said that tomorrow’s (Tuesday, May 16) Farm to Fork Summit in 10 Downing Street...
Agri-Business
AgriTech event to highlight importance of reaching food security
The South West AgriTech Showcase will exhibit how critical British farmers are to the UK food supply chain, and how...
N.Ireland
CAFRE course to highlight food vulnerability
A course focussed on the food supply chain and the issues its facing, ‘Exploring Food Vulnerability’, is set to held...
Agri-Business
Food shortages called a 'lesson' in valuing UK farm produce
Virgin Money’s head of agriculture, Brian Richardson, has said that the recent shortages of some fresh foods in supermarkets may...
Agri-Business
Retailers asked to review farmer relationships amid shortages
Farming Minister Mark Spencer has asked retailers to review how they work with farmers amid the current fruit and vegetable...
Government
Devolution is opportunity to solve Welsh ag problems - FUW
At the Farmer’s Union of Wales’ (FUW) annual farmhouse breakfast event today (Tuesday, January 24), FUW president Glyn Roberts said...
Other
OFC report calls for fairness in UK's food supply chain
A report launched at the 2023 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) today (Wednesday, January 4) has called for fairness throughout the...
EU
'CAP lacks effective tools to address growing market volatility'
The current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) lacks effective tools to address growing market volatility and to help farmers cope with...
EU
MEPs vote for the EU to develop new tools against volatility for farmers
MEPs have today voted for the EU to develop new risk and crisis management tools to help farmers to cope...
Opinion
Opinion: Mandatory jail time needed to ensure agri-food sector is not undermined
The Irish agri-food industry is too valuable to allow a small number of rogues to undermine it. And, such a...
Agri-Business
New grocery regulations to rebalance relationships in the food sector
A new set of regulations have been signed into law by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton,...
