Agriculture
Rural news, views and insights
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£2.5m Boost for Welsh Food and Drink Announced
25 March 2015 NewsThe 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 NewsWhat'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 NewsAs 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 NewsThe 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 NewsThe 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 NewsThe 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 NewsA 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 NewsThe 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 -
Support Call for Flood-hit Producers
13 March 2014 NewsThe recent flooding in the South of England has led to calls that the Government is not doing enough to aid suffering agricultural businesses -
BigBarn Launches Crop for the Shop Scheme
03 February 2014 NewsThe food and drink website has launched an initiative for growers and retailers to join forces in order to avoid wasted produce and boost consumers' connections with local shops -
Organic Farming Alarm
03 February 2014 NewsA draft EU regulation leaked by a German magazine suggests that organic farmers will be forced to go 100 per cent organic -
MP Plea: Buy More British
09 January 2014 NewsOwen Paterson, environment minister has made a call for farmers and producers to cut down on imported fruit and vegetables
