Agri Policy & Regulation
Roadmap for regenerative dairy
Two UK-based research organisations are collaborating over a roadmap for global regenerative dairy production, supported by a number of multinational dairy food manufacturers. It started this month to coincide with the United...
Global feed bodies pledge collaboration
The 20th annual meeting between the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) last month agreed to further strengthen collaboration between the two bodies on...
MPs call out “haphazard” move from BPS to ELMS
Considerable uncertainty over the transition from the EU Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) to an Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) of agricultural support in England, risks disadvantaging farmers or even...
AI prevention zone in force across GB
The Chief Veterinary Officers from England, Scotland and Wales have declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) across the whole of Great Britain to mitigate the risk of the disease spreading amongst poultry and captive birds....
New vice-chair for Red Tractor
UK food assurance scheme Red Tractor has appointed Cumbrian beef and sheep farmer Alistair Mackintosh as its new vice chair. He will take up his new position in November, when current vice chair Andrew Blenkiron’s second term ends...
Better genetics can reduce cattle emissions
Better genetics make beef animals more profitable but can also reduce the producers’ carbon footprints and maximise efficiencies, according to research by meat processor the ABP Food Group. ABP has set itself the target of reducing...