Red Tractor 'green' commitment row sparks new review to consider how schemes deliver for members
Installation represents 49 per cent of growers who face losing business owing to supermarket price injustice
Unions and farmers have been left feeling frustrated after a new environmental module has been imposed on them by Red Tractor without scrutiny. The 'Greener Farms Commitment' is set to be introduced in April 2024
The NFU Cymru president, Aled Jones said the dairy industry seems to run on fuel called ‘hope it gets better' but the ‘tank is on red'. That was his message after he updated his milk projection forecast for the next 12 months
UK tractor sales have shown a marked increase, with the highest single-month figure since 2009.
Urgent action must be taken to make supply chains fairer if food is to be produced more sustainably in the coming years, a new report commissioned by the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) has said.
Defra’s consultation into pig sector contracts fails to cover the wider supply chain, giving the department ‘insufficient information’ to base decisions on, industry chiefs have warned.