Rapid change in supermarket approach to food buying and food pricing urgently needed
Supermarkets, and a disappointed British public, are paying the price for the short sighted, price-led, purchasing tactics mistakenly deployed by frontline retail, buyers for decades, says the National Beef Association (NBA). “They adopted a bullying culture aimed exclusively at securing as much farm food as possible, for as little cost as possible, and the result […]
NFU President secures role as EU Food Chain chairman
Farmers and co-operatives from across the EU have endorsed NFU President Peter Kendall for a further two year term as Chairman of the Copa-Cogeca Food Chain Working Party to represent all EU farming unions. Mr Kendall, continuing in the role he started in 2010, said he was ready to push forward with the significant progress […]
Buy British and buy fresh
It is in every shopper’s interest to look carefully at what they are buying and support British livestock farmers, says George Milne, National Sheep Association Scotland Development Officer, who urges consumers to buy British and buy fresh. He says: “For years now farmers have undergone inspections in order to ensure they comply with strict farm […]
Food growing on National Curriculum
Garden Organic is thrilled that horticulture has been introduced as a key activity for design and technology in the draft version of the National Curriculum*. The final version of the National Curriculum is due to be published in August 2013 and taught in schools from September 2014. Myles Bremner, Chief Executive of Garden Organic, said: […]
HARRODS to sponsor Supreme Champion 2013 at Great Taste Awards
The Great Taste 2013 Supreme Champion award will be sponsored by Harrods in a new agreement with The Guild of Fine Food, organiser of the Great Taste Awards which is now entering its 19th year. Last year the awards scheme attracted over 8,000 entries and this September, Harrods will present the Supreme Champion trophy to […]
NFU demands action by UK retailers on sourcing and labelling policies
NFU President Peter Kendall said: “The events of the past few days have severely undermined confidence in the UK food industry and farmers are rightly angry that the integrity of stringent UK-farmed products is being compromised by using cheaper imported alternatives which, evidence suggests, do not meet the robust traceability systems we have in the […]
Cheese, wine and family time top our list as we prepare for the end of the world
Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, are selling 2012 survival cheddar in response to demand from people making survival kits to see them through the end of the world this Friday. The cheddar is sold in a robust vacuum pack, which should keep for at least a year in a […]
Ensuring enough food for us all
Peers including the author of the Curry report on the future of farming and food and a former Chair of the Royal Agricultural Society of England will debate current Government policies on food security on Thursday 24 May. Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat), who tabled the debate and will speak first, said: “We […]
Mapping a brighter future for vets in the food chain
The VDC was established in January 2011 following a recommendation in Professor Lowe’s report ‘Unlocking Potential’ in 2009 that a development council be set up to guide the long-term development of veterinary services. The Council brought together representatives from across the whole food supply chain for the first time: veterinary surgeons, regulators, government, producers, processors, […]
