Farming

Articles involving: Farming

04 Jul, 2025

Nick Allen interview on the state of the UK meat industry

Animal Welfare, Farming, Recruitment,

Nick Allen sat down with Louis Gore-Langton from Netherlands-based CNS Media recently for a wide-ranging discussion on the UK meat industry. The 20-minute interview covers current…

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04 Jul, 2025

Nick Allen delivers some stark home truths to Welsh Senedd committee

Farming, Food Security, Sheepmeat,

On Wednesday at the Welsh Senedd Economy Trade and Rural Affairs (ETRA) Committee meeting this week, Nick Allen, CEO of the British Meat Processors Association delivered…

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27 Jun, 2025

Industry loses a pioneer who shaped the Irish meat industry

EU, Farming, Industry,

Dawn Meats has announced that its co-founder Dan Browne, has died aged 88. He served as the company's managing director for 27 years and then as…

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13 Jun, 2025

Welsh government decision to cost meat and livestock businesses millions

Farming, Sheepmeat,

This week saw a decision by the Welsh Government which confounds logic and will cost Welsh farmers millions by severely disrupting animal movements between England and…

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30 May, 2025

SNP considers drastic reduction in livestock numbers, but no decision yet

Diet & Health, Farming, Food Security,

SNP First Minister John Swinney ignited a row at First Minister's Questions this week by refusing to rule out implementing the Climate Change Committee's recommendations that…

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30 Apr, 2025

Scientists discover the downsides of adopting the Eat Lancet diet

Diet & Health, Emissions, Farming,

A new study on the impacts of the widespread adoption of the Eat Lancet diet, which would involve drastically reducing livestock and increasing agricultural production, has…

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30 Apr, 2025

Does Net Zero mean the end of UK livestock farming?

Emissions, Farming,

This week, world-renowned climate physicist Professor Myles Allen delivered a thought-provoking lecture at Gresham College titled "Does Net Zero Mean the End of Livestock Agriculture?" His answer: no…

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24 Apr, 2025

New Foot and Mouth risk to the UK assessment published

Borders, Farming, Imports,

A rapid risk assessment conducted earlier in April 2025 has concluded that the risk of foot and mouth disease entering Great Britain over the next three…

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24 Apr, 2025

David Lindars joins The Archers podcast to add real-life insight into meat processing

Farming,

Archers fans will know that the current storyline has been featuring the fictional abattoir, Casey Meats, much more prominently in recent episodes. What you may not…

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28 Mar, 2025

An “impotent umpire” – Groceries Code Adjudicator criticised

Farming, Industry,

This morning, BBC Farming Today ran a very interesting interview with Tom Heap about this Sunday’s Countryfile programme. It deals with revelations about “a prevailing culture…

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28 Mar, 2025

Red Tractor’s response to Farm Assurance Review

Farming, Industry,

This week Red Tractor published a full response to each of the nine strategic recommendations made by the Farm Assurance Review's independent commissioners, and outlined the…

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28 Mar, 2025

New Nuffield report: Keeping beef relevant in a changing market

Beef, Farming,

A new Nuffield Farming report by Northern Ireland beef farmer Gary Spence explores how the red meat sector can respond to growing pressure from alternative proteins…

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20 Mar, 2025

New Fairness in the Food Supply Chain Bill tabled

Farming, Food Security, Industry,

EFRA Committee Chairman Alistair Carmichael MP tabled a new bill in Parliament this week. In his speech he said that the UK food supply chain needs…

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11 Mar, 2025

Farmers take guided tour around fictional Archers abattoir

Farming,

It's not often our industry is represented in the world of fictional drama, but this week saw Casey Meats, the abattoir in Radio 4's long running…

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21 Feb, 2025

New EU farming strategy: fewer rules and less foreign competition

EU, Farming,

According to a Guardian article this week, the EU's new Vision for Agriculture and Food places more emphasis on protecting European farmers through stricter import standards…

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