Agri Policy & Regulation
Gove repeats no-deal Brexit warning
Defra secretary of state Michael Gove has reiterated his warning of the damage a no-deal Brexit could cause to the UK agri-food sector. He repeated his concerns, first outlined at the Oxford Farming Conference six weeks ago, with no progress made just six weeks ahead...
read moreFocus on Brexit, demand agri-food trade bodies
A number of agrifood chain trade organisations have written to Defra secretary of state Michael Gove to request a pause in all consultation work other than that for Brexit. Resources are already fully stretched dealing with the issues around the UK’s withdrawal from...
read moreSplit AHDB to champion food exports after Brexit – NFU
The UK has been under-exporting food and drink products to Europe for years, so there are tremendous opportunities to increase this post-Brexit, NFU president Minette Batters told a recent meeting in Devon, organised by feed manufacturer Crediton Milling. But there...
read moreAgri-food chain meets Barnier over Brexit
Representatives from the EU's farm; food and drink; and agrisupply sectors met Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, in Brussels this week to highlight concerns over the impact of Brexit on both sides of the English Channel. The delegation was led by AIC...
read moreDaltons impress need for science on Gove
Seed processor and merchant Dalton Seeds hosted a visit by the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, secretary of state for Defra, at its base near Peterborough last Friday. Mr Gove was given a seed plant tour by Daltons managing director Peter Fox, and said he was impressed by the...
read moreMSG seeks realistic metaldehyde withdrawal
The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group (MSG) comprising manufacturers and distributors of the molluscicide is calling for a more commercially realistic withdrawal period for the product. Defra announced last December that the active ingredient is be withdrawn, allowing it...
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