farm assurance

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Richard Cattell, director of marketing and commercial at Red Tractor, highlights the importance of Red Tractor’s food assurance standards at a time when illegal, unregulated meat imports are increasing

Farmers given chance to feedback on proposals which seek to reduce farm audit burden and paperwork

Red Tractor suspends Hockenhull Turkeys after footage shows staff member urinating in a pen

Drive includes fresh packaging to give consumers greater choice while showcasing producer care

As the latest farm assurance review update is published, the new chair of AHDB outlines her vision for the levy board and why restoring farmer confidence is key

Red Tractor said the role would include ensuring assessors and Red Tractor had appropriate training to support farmers

The proposed system includes two new voluntary tiers, each with its own dedicated logo

NFU publishes its response to the UK farm assurance review and commits to learning from lessons in the past when it comes to developing and implementing environmental standards, a 10-year vision for the beef sector to help build confidence and a sustainable future for British beef, and National Sheep Association revealed 87% of farmers surveyed have experienced a dog attack on their sheep in the last 12 months

The NFU responds to the UK Farm Assurance Review recommendations

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the top stories from this week, including the Chancellor being accused of using Ministers as 'human shields' over Inheritance Tax changes, farmers take fate into their own hands by abandoning their SFI applications early despite waiting for offers to be made by the Government, APHA appoints former police chief as new chief executive, and Baroness Minette Batters asked to lead a review into farm profitability. Next week the latest on Donald Trump's trade tariffs and the impact on agriculture, new details revealed for the next stage of Johne's disease plan, and a petition to get farming on the curriculum aims to get 100k signatures