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To kickstart its Spring Push campaign on farming profitability, the Labour Rural Research Group wants the Gov to introduce honest labelling on country of origin food, to tackle unfair supermarket practices, and to protect farmers in trade deals from cheap imports

Labour Rural Research Group member Maya Ellis writes on the group's Spring Push campaign on farming profitability, which calls for honest labelling on British produced food and stronger protections for farmers in trade deals

Scottish Liberal Democrats candidate Claire McLaren is standing for Perthshire North and the Mid Scotland and Fife region at the Scottish Election. She writes on how the party will support farmers and rural communities

By the end of 2026, 60% of Sainsbury’s own brand fresh food suppliers will be covered by contracts of five years or more

Is it time to end the practice of labelling food with Union Jack flags when it was not even made or produced in Britain?

The Conservatives said they will close the ‘flag loophole' and make food origin labelling clearer so that consumers can be sure that they are buying food which is actually grown and produced in the UK by British farmers

KFC, Wagamama, Burger King, and Taco Bell are some of the chains to step away from BCC and launch the Sustainable Chicken Forum

While sourcing more British chicken will be seen as good news for farmers, some will highlight a wider problem that around 65% of chicken sourced at KFC restaurants in the UK and Ireland is not British

Barnsley Council said its Trading Standards officers had found 32 out-of-date food items for sale, spanning eleven different chilled products and totalling 581 days past their use-by date

Tesco has provided extra support to farmers in urging the Government to pause and consult immediately on Inheritance Tax changes