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RABI launch online service to support farmers with mental wellbeing

RABI launch online service to support farmers with mental wellbeing

25 Oct 202004:10
A new online wellbeing community and counselling service for farmers has been launched by the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute (RABI).
arableBusinessdairyfarm lifelivestockmental health
FSA and Environment Agency given powers to authorise criminal conduct under new Bill

FSA and Environment Agency given powers to authorise criminal conduct under new Bill

23 Oct 202013:00
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Environment Agency (EA) are to be given powers to authorise criminal conduct under a new piece of legislation passing through Parliament.
arableBusinessLegislationlivestockPolitics
Protection for British food and drink under new rules and logos

Protection for British food and drink under new rules and logos

23 Oct 202010:00
New and independent Geographical Indications (GI) schemes will guarantee the authenticity and origin of regional and traditional foods at the end of the Transition Period, Defra has revealed.
arableBusinessdairylivestock
Boost for Brand Britain as shoppers turn to local food suppliers

Boost for Brand Britain as shoppers turn to local food suppliers

23 Oct 202009:00
Farmers look set to benefit from a change in shopper habits brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, with new research showing 63 per cent of Brits are buying more home-grown produce. By Hannah Binns and Abi Kay
arableBusinessCoronavirusdairylivestock
Sellers hold back from farmland market

Sellers hold back from farmland market

23 Oct 202008:31
More farms were being marketed privately in 2020 but it remained to be seen whether this was a one-off in an extraordinary year
BusinessCoronavirusLand and propertyPrices & trends
High lambing rates boost Scottish lamb crop

High lambing rates boost Scottish lamb crop

22 Oct 202016:00
But a drop in English lamb numbers has offset the increases
BusinesslivestockPrices & trendsScotlandsheep
Fresh food shortages could be on the horizon after Brexit, says Tesco

Fresh food shortages could be on the horizon after Brexit, says Tesco

22 Oct 202015:50
Short-term fresh food shortages could be on the horizon after the Brexit transition period ends in January, Tesco’s chairman John Allen has warned.
BrexitBusiness
Meadow Foods appoints Per Harkjaer as new chairman

Meadow Foods appoints Per Harkjaer as new chairman

21 Oct 202016:00
Per Harkjaer’s experience includes roles as United Coffee and Findus Group
Businessdairylivestock
Farmers urged to step up their security ahead of darker winter months

Farmers urged to step up their security ahead of darker winter months

21 Oct 202016:00
NFU Mutual has advised farmers to review their security measures as winter draws in, warning rural thefts could increase this year with fewer people out and about.
arableBusinessdairyfarm lifelivestockRural crime
BVA warns post-Brexit vet shortage poses threat to animal welfare

BVA warns post-Brexit vet shortage poses threat to animal welfare

21 Oct 202015:30
Vets may be forced to choose between examining and treating livestock or certifying exports in a worst-case Brexit scenario, British Veterinary Association president James Russell has warned.
BrexitBusinesslivestockWelfare
AHDB chief executive to step down

AHDB chief executive to step down

21 Oct 202011:03
Jane King will leave her role no later than September 2021
arableBeefBusinessdairylivestockPigPoliticssheep
Farmer co-operation will help keep meat plant closures to a minimum

Farmer co-operation will help keep meat plant closures to a minimum

21 Oct 202004:44
Further closures in meat processing plants cannot be ruled out, but extra measures by operators and co-operation with farmers will help keep shutdowns to a minimum, according to Nick Allen, chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association.
BusinessCoronavirus
Virtual sales keep H&H buoyant throughout pandemic

Virtual sales keep H&H buoyant throughout pandemic

19 Oct 202003:44
Ease and accessibility of virtual livestock sales has seen auction marts invest in digital technology in response to fluctuating Covid-19 restrictions.
BeefBusinessCoronavirusdairylivestockPigsheep
Cost of production not milk price defines dairy profitability

Cost of production not milk price defines dairy profitability

17 Oct 202010:30
Reduced costs was the main difference between top and bottom performing dairy businesses according to Old Mill and the Farm Consultancy Group
BusinessdairyFundingPrices & trends
Bayer announces carbon credit scheme

Bayer announces carbon credit scheme

16 Oct 202016:59
Bayer is piloting a programme that pays farmers to adopt more climate-friendly practices that sequester carbon.
arableArable FarmingBusinessClimate ChangeSoilTechnology
Call to reward farmers for maintaining and enhancing landscapes

Call to reward farmers for maintaining and enhancing landscapes

16 Oct 202015:26
Future policy must allow farmers to continue their dual role in maintaining and enhancing landscapes while producing food, an NFU report has highlighted.
arableBusinessdairylivestock
PM says UK preparing to leave EU with no deal after negotiations stall

PM says UK preparing to leave EU with no deal after negotiations stall

16 Oct 202014:03
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK is now preparing to leave the EU without a deal, as he accused his European counterparts of ‘abandoning the idea of a free trade agreement’.
arableBrexitBusinessdairyLegislationlivestockPoliticstrade
Dairy farmers successful in dismissing injunction

Dairy farmers successful in dismissing injunction

16 Oct 202012:00
Watson’s Dairies had obtained an injunction to prevent farmers selling milk elsewhere
BusinessdairyLegal HelpLegislationlivestock
Bayer reveals results from first ‘outcome-based pricing’ pilot

Bayer reveals results from first ‘outcome-based pricing’ pilot

16 Oct 202010:50
Last year, Bayer announced it was developing a new business model that meant it would share some of the risk associated with growing crops with its customers.
AgronomyarableArable FarmingBusinessTechnology
BBC admits meat documentary breached impartiality guidelines

BBC admits meat documentary breached impartiality guidelines

16 Oct 202009:09
The BBC has upheld a complaint made about its controversial programme Meat: A Threat To Our Planet?
BusinessClimate Changefarm life

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