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Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Producers using the term ‘milk’ to market purely plant-based products have been forced to rebrand.
This Is Agriculture - Sponsored

This Is Agriculture - Sponsored

This initiative aims to raise awareness of the diverse career opportunities available in the sector to non-farming audiences.
DataHub

DataHub

We collate the financial and market data relevant to UK agriculture, so you can view the latest prices, analyse trends over time and compare prices between UK livestock markets.
Auction Finder

Auction Finder

21 Aug 2018
Your one stop shop for all agricultural sales. Visit the UK’s most comprehensive auction directory.
CropTec

CropTec

25 Nov 2020
The CropTec show is for all farmers and agronomists seeking the latest information on innovative methods to increase profits from crop production.
LAMMA 2021

LAMMA 2021

12 Jan 2021
Visit the UK’s leading indoor agricultural event, with eleven packed halls of the very latest in agricultural machinery and equipment. Now at the NEC, Birmingham this is free to attend and free to park.

Environment

Climate change committee calls for trade policy to block high carbon food imports

Climate change committee calls for trade policy to block high carbon food imports

23 Jan 202000:02
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has called on Ministers to introduce a ‘strong trade policy’ to block high carbon food imports.
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NFU and Friends of the Earth join forces to push for post-Brexit standards protection

NFU and Friends of the Earth join forces to push for post-Brexit standards protection

21 Jan 202010:19
The NFU and Friends of the Earth (FoE) have joined forces to push for environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards to be protected after Brexit.
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Global Ag View: Livestock bears brunt of Australian bush fires

Global Ag View: Livestock bears brunt of Australian bush fires

19 Jan 202010:00
Australia’s bush fires have had a devastating impact on the country’s agricultural output.
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County farms estate to receive £16 million in funding from Council

County farms estate to receive £16 million in funding from Council

15 Jan 202010:32
Cornwall Council has pledged to invest £16.4 million into its county farms estate as part of a new strategy to enhance environment and improve farm tenants’ living conditions.
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Atlantic circulation collapse could cut British crop farming, study suggests

Atlantic circulation collapse could cut British crop farming, study suggests

13 Jan 202015:20
Crop production in Britain will decrease dramatically if climate change causes the collapse of a vital pattern of ocean currents, new research by the University of Exeter suggests.
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'We're on the cusp of the biggest change in food production in 12,000 years' - Monbiot’s meatless vision comes under fire

'We're on the cusp of the biggest change in food production in 12,000 years' - Monbiot’s meatless vision comes under fire

13 Jan 202011:07
In a fiery debate at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, George Monbiot’s vision that synthetic food would replace most agricultural production in the next few decades was greeted with disbelief and derision.
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Farm groups slam anti-meat documentary ‘Apocalypse Cow’ for ‘unfair vilification’

Farm groups slam anti-meat documentary ‘Apocalypse Cow’ for ‘unfair vilification’

09 Jan 202016:23
Farm groups have slammed Channel 4 documentary Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed the Planet, after presenter and prominent farming critic George Monbiot claimed livestock farming was destroying the planet.
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Welsh Tories set out plan to split Environment and Rural Affairs Department

Welsh Tories set out plan to split Environment and Rural Affairs Department

03 Jan 202014:41
The Welsh Conservatives have set out plans to split the Environment and Rural Affairs Department if they win power at the next Assembly election in May 2021.
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Ex-Defra adviser accused of lying about livestock farmers ‘damaging’ nature

Ex-Defra adviser accused of lying about livestock farmers ‘damaging’ nature

02 Jan 202014:05
The Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) has accused ex-Defra adviser Professor Sir Ian Boyd of lying, after he claimed livestock farmers were being paid by the Government to damage the environment.
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Rural workers protest against Chris Packham and his ‘unsubstantial allegations’

Rural workers protest against Chris Packham and his ‘unsubstantial allegations’

18 Dec 201911:03
Protesters crashed the naturalist’s talk on nature photography at Perth Concert Hall on Tuesday (December 17) to hit out at what they branded ‘misinformation and unsubstantiated allegations’. 
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Final decision on slurry spreading closed periods not yet made, Welsh Gov confirms

Final decision on slurry spreading closed periods not yet made, Welsh Gov confirms

05 Dec 201909:00
The Welsh Government has confirmed a final decision on whether to introduce closed periods for slurry spreading has not yet been made.
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Rural Payments Agency needs public targets for prompt payments, says NFU

Rural Payments Agency needs public targets for prompt payments, says NFU

04 Dec 201910:30
NFU deputy president Guy Smith said the Rural Payments Agency’s current lack of targets was stunting member confidence.
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Farmer launches campaign to ‘send a united message’ that #farmingcares

Farmer launches campaign to ‘send a united message’ that #farmingcares

27 Nov 201908:09
The campaign is an initiative to shed positive light on the industry and highlight the benefits British farmers bring to not just food production, but also the British countryside and biodiversity.
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Boris to ‘forge a new Britain’ as he tells farmers they will thrive under Tory Gov

Boris to ‘forge a new Britain’ as he tells farmers they will thrive under Tory Gov

25 Nov 201915:54
Farmers at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Llanelwedd, met with Mr Johnson on Monday (November 25) as he launched his party’s Welsh manifesto for the general election.
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Food Strategy chief wants fundamental change of the UK’s food system

Food Strategy chief wants fundamental change of the UK’s food system

22 Nov 201915:25
Food Strategy chief Henry Dimbleby has said he wants to carry out a fundamental change of the UK’s food system which will stand the test of time.
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Dartmoor farmers fighting back as they fear cattle are being ‘forced off’ the hills

Dartmoor farmers fighting back as they fear cattle are being ‘forced off’ the hills

22 Nov 201909:20
A move to reduce the number of cattle grazing on National Parks through winter has been met with anger as farmers feel it is part of a wider destocking agenda by conservation groups.
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Official data request reveals Welsh Government’s failure to prepare for water rules

Official data request reveals Welsh Government’s failure to prepare for water rules

22 Nov 201906:00
Welsh farmers could receive no financial support to comply with burdensome new water rules, a shocking new official information request has revealed.
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‘Morally indefensible’ for farmers to bear burden of sustainability alone

‘Morally indefensible’ for farmers to bear burden of sustainability alone

21 Nov 201910:40
Retailers which market sustainable products without sharing any of the financial benefit with farmers are engaging in morally indefensible behaviour.
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Tesco chief executive pledged to ‘play part’ in cutting meat consumption

Tesco chief executive pledged to ‘play part’ in cutting meat consumption

21 Nov 201908:55
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has pledged the supermarket will ‘play its part’ in cutting the meat consumption of UK shoppers.
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YFCs to plant 9,000 trees ‘to help in the fight against climate change’

YFCs to plant 9,000 trees ‘to help in the fight against climate change’

14 Nov 201905:00
The hope is to plant one sapling tree per member, with 60 Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFCs) across England and Wales being supplied the trees by The Woodland Trust.
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