Agri Policy & Regulation
Vets warn of ASF risk from import check delay
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) warns that he government decision to delay import checks on goods from the EU by up to 18 months “flies in the face of common sense” when notifiable diseases such as African Swine Fever (ASF)...
NFU launches agri-food export strategy
The NFU has launched an Export Strategy to grow the UK’s agri-food exports 30% to reach an annual value of £30 billion by 2030. The 10-point plan includes measures to identify and unlock target markets – removing market access...
Former NFU deputy to write Lib Dem farm policy
Stuart Roberts, former deputy president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) and Conservative local councillor, has joined the Liberal Democrat party to help leader Ed Davey draw up its national agricultural...
NMR to provide dairy genomics services to Genus
Chippenham-based National Milk Records (NMR) has won a five-year contract to provide UK multinational livestock breeding company Genus with genomic testing and evaluation for female cattle in the UK. Genus will use NMR’s GeneEze...
Comment: Government must lead on farm costs crisis
The UK agri-food chain is experiencing seismic changes in farm input availability and costs - and yet government seems remarkably unconcerned. The highest rate of inflation for 30 years, caused by post pandemic recovery factors, the...
AHDB warns SFI payments too small
The latest AHBD Horizon report warns that Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) environmental support scheme will fall far short of offsetting expected direct farm payment losses. AHDB senior analyst...