Agri Politics
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael yesterday introduced the Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill in parliament.
Agri-Business
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has said that the UK government must build on the announcements...
Over two-thirds (67%) of British farmers are not confident about the future of British food production, according to a new survey.
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said that tomorrow's (Tuesday, May 16) Farm to Fork Summit...
The South West AgriTech Showcase will exhibit how critical British farmers are to the UK food supply chain, according to event organisers.
N.Ireland
A course focussed on the food supply chain and the issues its facing, ‘Exploring Food Vulnerability’, is set to held at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) this month.
Virgin Money's head of agriculture, Brian Richardson, has said that the recent food shortages of some produce in supermarkets may serve as a "salutary lesson that might teach us to value UK farm produce more".
Minister Mark Spencer has asked retailers to review how they work with farmers amid the current fruit and vegetable shortages across the UK.
Government
At the Farmer's Union of Wales' (FUW) annual farmhouse breakfast event today (Tuesday, January 24),...
Other
A report launched at the 2023 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) today (Wednesday, January 4) has...
EU
The current CAP lacks effective tools to address growing market volatility and to help farmers cope with price changes, MEPs said this week.
MEPs have today voted for the EU to develop new risk and crisis management tools to help farmers to cope with volatile prices.
Opinion
The Irish agri-food industry is too valuable to allow a small number of rogues to undermine it.
A new set of regulations have been signed into law, aimed at rebalancing relationships between different players in the grocery goods sector.