Agri Policy & Regulation
Supply industry coalition rebrands for post-Brexit future
The AgriSupply Coalition has had its first post-Brexit meeting with Defra farming minister Victoria Prentis to underline the role the agricultural supply sector can play in farming’s new future outside the CAP. The grouping succeeds the Agri-Brexit Coalition formed...
New chair for the Voluntary Initiative
The Voluntary Initiative (VI), the industry body promoting the stewardship and responsible use of pesticides alongside integrated pest management (IPM), has appointed Phil Jarvis as its new chairman. He succeeds Yorkshire farmer Paul Temple after three years in the...
MVF offers carbon footprinting for feed products
Farmer owned feed manufacturer Mole Valley Farmers (MVF) is helping its livestock customers producers reduce the environmental impact of their rations by calculating the carbon footprint of every feed ingredient delivered to its mills. Every feed material handled by...
Brexit reality collides with Referendum promises
January 1st 2021 saw the UK finally complete its transition out of the EU, four and a half years after the referendum. A ‘no-deal’ scenario - widely seen as ‘catastrophic’ for agriculture – was averted through the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) signed at...
Defra allows neonics on beet seed for 2021
The government is to grant an emergency authorisation for the use of the neonicotinoid seed dressing thiamethoxam (Syngenta’s Cruiser SB) for 2021 sugar beet crops planted in England. This follows a request from British Sugar and the NFU after significant damage to...
Last call for SFT Poultry Conference
The annual Society of Feed Technologists’ Poultry conference takes place next week in virtual format, with a live Q&A session to be chaired by Anpario technical director Dr Wendy Wakeman. Speakers will address the key feed issues affecting the poultry industry in...