Agriculture

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  • BBC Launches Food & Farming Awards 2016

    11 December 2015 News
    The BBC has announced that its Food & Farming Awards 2016 will be accepting nominations from 10th January until 24th January, and the winner will be announced in April

  • Organic: Supply vs Demand

    09 July 2015 News
    This year's Organic Market Report from the Soil Association may have heralded growing sales of organic products, particularly within the independent retail sector, but the actions of those at the grass roots of organic food – the farmers – appear to be telling another story

  • Britons Back Farmers

    29 June 2015 News
    Farmers and growers have grown in popularity with the public for the fourth year running, according to a recent survey by OnePoll

  • GM: Friend or Foe?

    12 June 2015 News
    Helen Browning, chief executive of the Soil Association on the future of genetically modified food

  • £2.5m Boost for Welsh Food and Drink Announced

    25 March 2015 News
    The Welsh Food and Drink industry will receive a boost in the form of a £2.5m investment over the next two years, announced Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food

  • UK Dairy Farming: Why We Should Cry Over Spilt Milk

    23 March 2015 News
    What's the future of the dairy industry in the UK, and what can retailers do to minimise impact? Laurence Harris, CEO of Trioni shares his views

  • In the Know: Helen Browning, CEO of The Soil Association

    20 March 2015 News
    As chief executive of the Soil Association and Chair of the Food Ethics Council, Helen Browning knows a thing or two about our nation's comestibles. We find out her plans for the future of Britain's food industry

  • Government Reveals Food Enterprise Zones Plan

    20 February 2015 News
    The Government has announced plans for Food Enterprise Zones (FEZs), to promote and develop food producers based in rural areas

  • Weather Leads to Early Apple Harvest

    20 August 2014 News
    The unseasonably warm weather of early 2014 has led to unusually early apple harvests, which may create a bumper season of cider

  • Are Rural Areas Undervalued?

    04 August 2014 News
    The Prince's Countryside Fund are calling on Britain to rethink the value of the UK's rural areas

  • £400 Million Boost For British Food

    22 July 2014 News
    A new standard has been announced by Prime Minister David Cameron and new Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss in order to benefit rural businesses and the British food industry as a whole

  • Booths Pay Highest Price For ‘Fair Milk’

    20 May 2014 News
    The family-owned retailer has launched 'fair milk' for which it is paying its farmers 35.5p per litre – a higher rate that all other UK supermarkets
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