A nationwide recruitment campaign to help produce, manufacture and deliver food to meet increasing consumer demand amid the coronavirus pandemic has been launched by the agricultural industry.  

The dairy processor has written to its suppliers to urge ‘co-operation’ in a milk volume reduction plan to help prevent non collection of milk off farms due to Covid-19 impacts.

Despite increasing consumer demand for mince amid the Covid-19 situation, social media images have begun to circulate showing Polish beef labelled ‘reduced to clear’ left on store shelves.

NFU Mutual has announced its plans to support farmers and rural communities through a £32 million coronavirus support package.

Dairy UK has written to the Defra Secretary urging him to work alongside Treasury to develop a financial support package to help the industry navigate the adverse effects the coronavirus has had on the sector.

LKL Services has issued ‘vital’ on farm advice for all dairy farmers in light of the Covid-19 outbreak which has stressed the importance of an emergency plan.

Stating ‘unprecedented commercial and financial pressures’ as a direct consequence of Covid-19 on the business, the milk processor outlined its plans to drop the milk price by 2ppl from May 1 and delay payments from April 13.

Ulsters Farmers Union (UFU) has voiced its anger over reports ABP Food Group has supplied 400 tonnes of Polish beef to Sainsbury’s and Asda, branding the retailers’ decision as an ’underhand, selfish tactic’.

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) are to host a series of webinars throughout April to negate some of its cancelled events due to Covid-19.

To mark 100 years of the NFU in Suffolk, a new ale has been launched in collaboration with St. Peter’s Brewery.