The growth of branded products has outstripped that of own-label lines for the first time since May 2015 according to the latest grocery market share figures…
Month: August 2018
Each year the NFU organises a series of turkey marketing meetings aimed at seasonal turkey producers. There are nine meetings in total, which take place across the…
A commercial farm of nearly half a million birds in Western Russia has tested positive for H5N2 HPAI. This latest outbreak in a series in Russia…
With British Egg Week 2018 (8-14 October) coming up, British Lion eggs has developed a toolkit to help retailers, food manufacturers and caterers to start planning…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union is consulting with members on the future of the Northern Ireland’s non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme. The scandal-hit scheme – dubbed cash…
The NFU has confirmed the appointment of its Legal Panel firms after an intensive six-month review, with fifteen of its original members set to continue to…
Bernard Matthews has won a contact to supply cooked chicken to retail customers. The additional business will create an extra 400 jobs from the firm’s Great…
The RSPCA has issued a call for method of production labelling on all animal products to be made mandatory. Our chief scientific officer, Dr Julia Wrathall,…
Poultry farmers will have an additional three years to comply with a new rule making windows compulsory in sheds, after some Red Tractor producers complained it…
The Water for Food Group of farming organisations met with environmental groups and government agencies on 14 August as part of Defra’s National Drought Group to review…