Farm Business

Supermarket power leaves farmers stranded at bottom of supply chain, MPs told

Cheese supplier to Waitrose, Ocado and Asda failed to self-report series of spillages

Former rural surveyor Robbie Moore MP joins department to bolster farming voice

More than 75,000 sign up to Riverford's #GetFairAboutFarming petition

The programme offers free environmental and business skills training across England

The former Health Secretary, Steve Barclay has been appointed the new Defra Secretary. Farmers raised converns over Mr Barclay's farming experience, passion and commitment to the brief at a critical point in time for the industry

It was after the Minister, Lesley Griffiths was put on a spot at the NFU Cymru Conference by Welsh organic dairy farmer Haydn Evans who criticised the Welsh Government for providing a cliff edge in funding for organic farmers in Wales

Mr Barclay moved from Department of Health in Prime Minister's reshuffle

The Competition and Markets Authority had launched an investigation in July after concerns the merger could create 'substantial lessening of competition within the market'

It comes less than a year after the Chinese market reopened to Irish beef in January, following a three-year closure due to a previous BSE case