UK
Food chain plan to lift UK food and drink resilience
Agri-food trade bodies the British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, NFU and UKHospitality have collaborated over a five-point plan for a more resilient and affordable UK food system. The associations point out that the...
New technical manager for the AIC
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has appointed Dr Yara Thomas as technical manager, to cover food and feed regulation, policy development and regulatory affairs. Dr Thomas joins from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), where she led policy work on...
Angela Eagle to lead Defra under Burnham
New prime minister Andy Burnham has appointed Dame Angela Eagle CBE as Defra Secretary of state, replacing Emma Reynolds who moves to become chief secretary at the Treasury. Dame Angela, MP for Wallasey since...
Government publishes its long awaited Farming Roadmap
Government has finally published its long awaited 25-year Farming Roadmap, first promised two years ago. While the ambition is broadly welcomed by industry, there are concerns on the lack of detail over its...
AFBI welcomes DAERA’s positive Review
The Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), an arms-length body of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland, has welcomed the Department’s formal response to the latest independent...
New CEO for BASIS
BASIS Registration has appointed David Grint as its new chief executive. He succeeds Corrina Urquhart who resigned early this year for personal reasons. Mr Grint joins BASIS after leading the Royal Agricultural...