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NewsRed Tractor appoints new chief executive
The new CEO joins the scheme on 5 May having worked across food, farming and assurance businesses
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NewsEdible insects and cell-cultivated foods among food of the future, report finds
In the Thematic Report on Emerging Food Innovations from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland, the agencies identified the technologies most likely to generate food and safety regulatory needs in Great Britain over the coming decade
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NewsIran war: Growers may be forced to stop production due to fuel prices
Two major glasshouse grower associations have warned their growers are preparing to either end the season early or turn boilers off in greenhouses, should energy costs not come down
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NewsSupermarkets reluctant to sign up to Better Chicken Commitment, NGO warns
Speaking after the NGO published its latest ChickenTrack report, which measures progress made by the 107 BCC signatories, global director of food business Dr Tracey Jones lamented the slow momentum
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Comment & OpinionBeyond matcha: the green stuff that really keeps Britain healthy
When most people picture the food filling UK supermarkets, very few think of grass – yet it quietly drives some of the most important outcomes our food system relies on, says Jack Munro, farmer and part of the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum
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NewsEU alignment sought for Food Data Transparency Partnership
Defra is looking to hire advisers to ensure that the next phase of the group’s work is ‘coherent, informed and influential’
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Comment & OpinionOur food system needs a future-proofed protective shield
The disruption of the pandemic demonstrated just how essential our food networks are to national life, says Daniel Zeichner, former minister for food security & rural affairs
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Comment & OpinionOil price chaos means choppy waters become a maelstrom
Even with Trump pushing the narrative that the Iran war ‘will be over very soon’, the latest hit to the global economy from US foreign policy now looks increasingly like it could have long-standing implications – for us all
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NewsMost Mother’s Day flowers grown by workers in ‘harsh conditions’, Fairtrade says
Fairtrade revealed 96% of UK adults were unaware most of the flowers sold at this time of year come from countries, such as Kenya, where workers can earn as little as £2 a day or less
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Comment & OpinionDefra calls on business to help cut ‘post-Brexit red tape’
We’re negotiating a new sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU that will deliver frictionless trade with our closest neighbour and cut red tape, says Baroness Hayman, minister for biosecurity, borders and animals
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NewsOrganic grew 400% faster than conventional last year, new data shows
Volume sales of organic grew by 1.2% last year compared with just 0.3% for non-organic in 2025
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NewsDefra urges businesses to ‘prepare now’ for EU SPS deal
It has also put out a call for information from the agrifood sector on what support businesses need to prepare
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News2Agriculture appoints agricultural relationship manager
The business, which is owned by the same company as the 2Sisters Food Group, is an independent milling business that has been supplying feed to the poultry industry for the past 50 years
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News‘Hell for hens’ uncovered in investigation at Shropshire farm
In its undercover investigation, first reported by the Metro, the group revealed footage showing “filthy, baren cages stacked seven high” at the reportedly 122,000-hen farm, housing around 60 birds each
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NewsNew planning rule proposals risk undermining food security, expert warns
Professor Paul Behrens of the University of Oxford has warned that changes to planning that would make it easier to approve intensive livestock units will make food less secure due to the farming method’s dependence on feed imports
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NewsHospitality businesses urged to reinstate Better Chicken Commitment pledges
RSPCA, Compassion in World Farming, and The Humane League expressed their ‘deep concern and disappointment’ with the eight companies, representing 18 major brands, that dropped the commitment in the forum’s favour
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Comment & OpinionBridging gaps in the food chain starts with young people
Education on food production should be a key element to both primary and secondary schooling, says Jessica Walker, estate management assistant at Scone Estates
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NewsFDF calls for government help over energy price spike
Energy prices have surged since the start of the conflict last weekend
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NewsConservatives vow to tackle food labelling ‘flag loophole’
The proposal was unveiled on Monday by the oppostion party, which warned it was ‘increasingly urgent’ especially in light of the ‘devastating Family Farm and Family Business Tax’ and the ‘lack of clarity’ over the Sustainable Farming Incentive
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NewsDefra currently without strategy, Efra committee chair warns
In an Efra Committee meeting this morning, chair Alistair Carmichael said the department was publishing ‘tactics before you have strategy’