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Comment: Longer-term effect of COVID-19 on agrifood chain hard to gauge
While the farm supply trade is coping with the disruption from coronavirus and its control measures in the short term, the medium-term effect on the industry and its markets is harder to predict. Government must underwrite vital food supply chains and think hard about...
New shadow minister for Defra under Starmer
Luke Pollard, the Labour Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, retains his role as shadow Defra secretary under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour party. Sir Keir has reshuffled the shadow team following his succeeding Jeremy Corbyn as party...
BASF to reprise InVigor oilseed establishment risk scheme
Plant breeder BASF is to repeat the risk sharing scheme for growers of its InVigor hybrid winter oilseed rape (WOSR) varieties, following its successful launch in autumn 2019. The InVigor Establishment Risk Share Programme, which covers all InVigor WOSR varieties...
New look for the Red Tractor brand
Red Tractor, the UK’s largest food and farming assurance scheme, has launched a new logo that aims to set out the credentials of the food which carries the branding. The new visual identity is designed to address some of the challenges that the British food and...
RABDF calls on government to help lost COVID-19 milk markets
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has proposed that the government provide short-term funding for dairy farmers whose market outlets are severely disrupted by the coronavirus control measures. It says swift action now would prevent longer-term...
New business development team for Elsoms
Independent UK plant breeder Elsoms Seeds has created a new business development team to support its future growth plans, staffed by three internal appointments. The team is to be led by Adrian Hayler as head of business development. He has been responsible for the...
KWS to reprise its OSR establishment risk scheme
Plant breeder KWS-UK is to repeat its 50:50 oilseed rape risk mitigation scheme for a second year. The company launched its oilseed establishment partnership (OEP) for the 2019 winter drilled oilseed crop, pledging that growers would only pay half of their seed costs...
