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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.
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21 Aug 2018
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07 Jan 2020
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Global Ag View: Farmer protests in Europe grind cities to a halt

Global Ag View: Farmer protests in Europe grind cities to a halt

08 Dec 201907:00
Protests across several major European cities have brought roads to a standstill, as farmers made clear their objections to a range of issues.
Business
Business update: More money in shoppers’ pockets in Christmas run-up

Business update: More money in shoppers’ pockets in Christmas run-up

07 Dec 201912:00
Shoppers are expected to have more spending power in the run-up to Christmas, with October inflation measured at 1.5 per cent, less than half the average increase in pay in the year to September.
Businessfarm life
Uncertainty holding back farm businesses with red tape also stifling growth

Uncertainty holding back farm businesses with red tape also stifling growth

07 Dec 201906:00
Nearly one-third of farmers say market uncertainty is holding back their businesses; up from just one-fifth only six months ago, a survey for Hitachi Capital Business Finance has revealed.
Businessfarm life
Beef investigation: Supply and demand mismatch set to limit sector recovery

Beef investigation: Supply and demand mismatch set to limit sector recovery

06 Dec 201906:00
The beef sector has been struggling in recent months with low prices, but what are its prospects for the future? Cedric Porter and Ewan Pate investigate.
BeefBusinessfarm lifelivestockPrices & trendsRetail
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.
BeefBusinessdairyEnvironmentLegislationlivestockPoliticsWales
Welsh Government reappoints Kevin Roberts as Hybu Cig Cymru chair

Welsh Government reappoints Kevin Roberts as Hybu Cig Cymru chair

05 Dec 201906:05
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has reappointed Kevin Roberts as Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) chair, extending his term by 12 months.
BeefBusinesslivestockPoliticssheepWales
Scottish tenants fail to take advantage of improvements amnesty

Scottish tenants fail to take advantage of improvements amnesty

05 Dec 201906:00
With just six months left of the amnesty for recording tenant’s improvements, the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association (STFA) has suggested more than half of Scotland’s tenant farmers are in danger of running out of time to co
BusinessdairyLegislationlivestockPoliticsScotland
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.
arableBusinessEnvironmentfarm lifeFundingWelfare
Petroineos announces it will reduce volume of biodiesel in its agricultural fuel

Petroineos announces it will reduce volume of biodiesel in its agricultural fuel

04 Dec 201909:58
Grangemouth-based Petroineos, operator of the only crude oil refinery in Scotland, has announced it will reduce the volume of biodiesel in its agricultural fuel.
Businessfarm lifeMachinery
Barriers facing women in agriculture highlighted in new report

Barriers facing women in agriculture highlighted in new report

04 Dec 201909:25
A first-of-its-kind survey has laid bare the challenges facing women in the agri-food industry and what needs to be done to make the sector more inclusive.
arableBusinessfarm lifeGetting started
Lib Dems call on Boris Johnson to commit to protect farmers in Trump trade deal

Lib Dems call on Boris Johnson to commit to protect farmers in Trump trade deal

03 Dec 201910:38
The Lib Dems have called on Boris Johnson to use Donald Trump’s visit to the UK this week as an opportunity to commit to protect farmers in any future trade deal.
arableBusinessfarm lifelivestock
Keeping an eye on the grain market - November 28 update

Keeping an eye on the grain market - November 28 update

29 Nov 201911:14
What to watch: New crop is all about the weather and how much is planted.
arableBusinessCropsDatahubPrices & trends
Global Ag View: France has most 'farmer-friendly' legislative structure

Global Ag View: France has most 'farmer-friendly' legislative structure

29 Nov 201907:00
The UK comes 11th out of 100 countries in a ranking of ‘farmer-friendly’ regulation, according to a World Bank ‘Enabling the Business of Agriculture’ report.
Businessfarm lifelivestock
African Swine Fever transforms global market as EU countries exposed

African Swine Fever transforms global market as EU countries exposed

29 Nov 201905:00
African swine fever continues to hit global pig supply and support prices.
Businesslivestock
‘High-quality lamb all year round’ - Waitrose lamb to be all-British in 2021

‘High-quality lamb all year round’ - Waitrose lamb to be all-British in 2021

26 Nov 201911:20
The long lead-time will allow Waitrose to increase lamb production from existing and new producers.
Businesslivestock
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.
BrexitBusinessEnvironmentfarm lifeFundingPolitics
Welsh unions call on next Government to make food a priority

Welsh unions call on next Government to make food a priority

25 Nov 201912:00
The importance of food and family farms must be remembered by any party which takes on the UK Government as it strives to ‘bridge the divides’ caused by Brexit, Welsh unions have said. 
BrexitBusinessfarm lifelivestockPolitics
Farmers hit out ahead of BBC’s 'Meat: a threat to our planet?' documentary

Farmers hit out ahead of BBC’s 'Meat: a threat to our planet?' documentary

25 Nov 201909:00
Farmers have hit back at ‘sensationalist’ and ’alarmist’ reporting which they say singles out agriculture for the destruction of the Amazon and climate change.
Businessfarm life
Global ag view: Eyes on Japan as UK seeks post-Brexit trade deals

Global ag view: Eyes on Japan as UK seeks post-Brexit trade deals

24 Nov 201912:00
Freedom to do tailor-made trade deals has been one of the key arguments for Brexit.
Businessfarm lifelivestock
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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