Industry has been left surprised by a Food Standards Agency (FSA) decision to put its plans to directly employ abattoir vets on hold.

Farmers and governments in the G20 spent £19 billion more on key fertiliser imports in 2021 and 2022, while the world’s biggest fertiliser companies are expected to make almost £73 billion profit over the same period, according to new analysis released by GRAIN and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) this week.

A UK Government decision to maintain import barriers for Brazilian meat products is holding up progress on a trade deal, according to the team of Brazil’s new president-elect, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Questions surrounding labelling, animal welfare and the impact on devolved nations have been raised regarding the Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, which had its third reading in Parliament this week.

DEFRA’s Lump Sum Exit Scheme has proved to be most popular with smaller farms, fuelling fears about consolidation in the industry.

A GREEN Alliance report urging Ministers to set out a plan to reduce agricultural methane emissions has been slammed by farmers.

A proposal by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to directly employ 25 per cent of official veterinarians (OVs) working in abattoirs has sparked a row in the meat sector.

The news that President Xi is busy building Chinese food security will come as no surprise to anyone who has watched his rise to power.

Farmers have expressed their concern about an ‘outrageous’ HCC plan to link Welsh red meat levies to inflation, at a time when businesses are already grappling with soaring costs.