Defra’s former chief scientist Professor Ian Boyd has called on Government to spend as much on food research as it does on health research.
A Financial Times Global Food Systems Summit heard how changes to agricultural policy will disrupt the status quo and an MP admitted she was wrong to call for a meat tax to curb red meat consumption. Abi Kay reports.
Margins across the whole food supply chain have become so tight in recent months that there is ‘no room’ for a fair redistribution, AHDB chairman Nicholas Saphir has said.
Green MP Caroline Lucas has admitted she was wrong to propose a blanket tax on beef to reduce consumption.
The Agriculture Bill has officially become law and been made an Act after receiving Royal Assent today (November 11).
Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has apologised to the business community for the uncertainty over future trading arrangements with the EU.
Trade Secretary Liz Truss has attempted to reassure Welsh sheep farmers about the prospect of a UK-New Zealand trade deal.
The chairman of the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC), Tim Smith, has said he expects around 80 per cent of the body’s recommendations to Government to be backed by all of its members.
Concerns have been raised about the membership and powers of the beefed-up Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC).
Red Tractor was created 20 years ago but has come under mounting scrutiny in recent months, with an increasing number of industry voices asking if the scheme is still relevant for farmers and consumers. Abi Kay reports.