Farm Business

Aldi has become the latest retailer to vow ‘never’ to sell chlorinated chicken or hormone-injected beef, as part of its commitment to upholding the UK’s high food standards.

Farm groups have claimed the Chancellor’s pledge to reduce VAT by 15 per cent for the tourism sector will see agritourism ‘fight back’ post Covid-19.

British farmers must not bear the brunt of food price cuts as supermarkets look to win the custom of cash-strapped shoppers feeling the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the NFU has warned.

The sheer power of today’s computers is allowing umpteen years of NMR milk records to be used as predictors of not only pregnancy but disease as well, including TB. Peter Hollinshead talks to NMR managing director Andy Warne about this breakthrough.

The Government’s ‘Pick for Britain’ campaign has been branded a success by officials, despite criticism from growers in recent weeks.

The latest farm income figures for Scotland show an industry still worryingly dependent on subsidies.

Medina Dairy has informed its suppliers of a further 1.5ppl increase in their milk price by August 1 2020.

Farmers have welcomed the news weekly livestock sales will resume at the Welsh auction mart under its new ownership from July 10 after months of closure and uncertainty.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) ‘stands ready’ to assess the safety risk of chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef, its chief executive Emily Miles has said.