Food

IT AFFECTS OUR BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICIT- AND ENCOURAGES INCREASING BUSINESS AT HOME-WE NEED…. A BREXIT AGRICULTURAL POLICY FOR BRITAIN – NOT A BORIS CHARADE IN THE FIELDS AND ON

With 1.2 billion tonnes of food wasted globally on farms, including 149 million tonnes for Europe, an ambitious food waste reduction targets from food to fork is needed to tackle

Government to buy more local food in public procurement News 12 Jul 2021 Abi Kay The UK Government has promised to launch a consultation on public procurement this summer, with

 The Twenty-Third Newsletter (2021). Faisal Laibi Sahi (Iraq), Cafe 2, 2014.   Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Each month, the UN’s Food and Agriculture

“THERE WAS A RIGHT AND THERE WAS A WRONG AND ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT WHOLLY RIGHT WAS BY DEFINITION WRONG.” IN DIETRY TERMS “RIGHT” BECAME PURE OR “CLEAN” AND WRONG

https://www.grapetree.co.uk/blog/post/ten-things-about-apricots ————————————————————————– Oh me ô mai, it’s time for some apricot Update: May, 30/2021 – 08:20   TRANQUILITY: Secluded and serene, farmer Vĩnh tends to her family’s 2ha of land in the

BREXIT MEANS BRITISH INDEPENDENCE FIRST TORIES MUST STOP BITING THE HANDS THAT FEED US ALL ——————————————————————– Liz Truss defends UK plans for post-Brexit trade deal with Australia Cabinet said to

Beef price reaches record highs of £4/kg News07 May 2021 Hannah Binns Beef prices have reached the ‘highest levels in many farmers’ living memory’ as they soared past the £4/kg

THE WATERSON’S – HOLMFIRTH ANTHEM DICKINSON’S LONGLEY FARM HOLMFIRTH, BANANA YOGHURT CONTAINS 12.2 % CANE SUGAR IT’S THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH AGRICULTURE … BUYING FOREIGN BANANA’S AND CANE SUGAR- BOTH

BUT IS IT ABOUT THE PRIORITY OF FOOD PRODUCTION ? IS IT ABOUT ESTABLISHING A MINISTRY OF FOOD ? Read THE RADICAL – rightsandwrongs.co.uk/ food or farming  who started farming

Tesco has been fined £7.56 million for selling out-of-date food at three stores in Birmingham.  Share This The grocer received the penalty at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on April 19 and

Tighter cattle supplies and strong retail demand has seen beef prices soar to ’exceptional levels’ in recent weeks. Hannah Binns News08 Apr 2021 Share This The latest data from AHDB

BUT SUPERMARKETS MEAT QUALITY IS POORER FOR PRICE Public turns to butchers for quality meat News04 Apr 2021Alex Black Independent butchers’ shops have seen increased footfall during the pandemic Public

AHDB’s We Eat Balanced campaign aims to protect long-term attitudes to British meat and dairy, by reassuring consumers they can be part of a healthy and sustainable diet. After the

Countryside Alliance hits out at Tesco plan to boost fake meat sales by 300 per cent News08 Mar 2021Abi Kay The Countryside Alliance has hit out at a Tesco plan

Pig prices continue to drop News18 Feb 2021Ewan Pate Industry leaders have warned the pig sector is in a ‘critical state’ Pig prices continue to drop According to the latest

  Thousands of lorry drivers spending Christmas Day in cabs at English Channel border Friday, 25 December 2020 9:40 PM  [ Last Update: Friday, 25 December 2020 9:59 PM https://www.presstv.com/9e7cbf91-d59f-46f1-8528-966c5e9aa112” id=”video-player_html5_api” class=”vjs-tech” tabindex=”-1″ style=”box-sizing:

 Mislabelled Tesco carrots cause social media storm   An image of a packet of carrots with British branding labelled as grown in Spain has caused a storm on social media,

Divide between Scottish and English agriculture grows News12 Dec 2020Alex Black The gap between agricultural policy could grow on either side of the Scottish border post-2024, as England moved towards

Eustice refuses to offer support for local abattoir network News10 Dec 2020Abi Kay Defra Secretary George Eustice has been accused of ‘missing the point’ on slaughterhouse investment, after he suggested

Farm animals antibiotics data raises post-Brexit trade fears Use of antibiotics on farms in US and Canada about five times the UK level, says report The US, Australia, New Zealand

English farm to cull 10,500 turkeys as concern grows over wave of bird flu from Europe 29 Nov, 2020 13:18   > FILE PHOTO ©  REUTERS/Petr Josek   More than ten thousands

Government has ‘watered down’ food standards protections, says FBSC News 27 Nov 2020 Abi Kay A new report published today by the Future British Standards Coalition (FBSC) warns the Government

UK must spend as much on food research as health research News15 Nov 2020Abi Kay Defra’s former chief scientist Professor Ian Boyd has called on Government to spend as much

Truss attempts to reassure Welsh sheep farmers about New Zealand trade deal News10 Nov 2020Abi Kay     Abi took up the post of chief reporter at Farmers Guardian after

Boris on brink of WALKING AWAY: No deal now CERTAIN unless Barnier drops stubborn attitude BORIS JOHNSON will be advised to walk away from Brexit trade talks unless European leaders