Editorial
Comment: Where now for the AHDB levies?
The vote against statutory levies by the AHDB’s Horticulture and now Potato sectors are a blow for the organisation. The AHDB was created in 2008 by restructuring six independent levy-raising bodies into a new model with independent boards served by a central...
Comment: UK food standards and the Red Tractor
During last year’s Parliamentary debate on the Agriculture Bill, government voted down amendments designed to protect UK food standards by stopping imported products made under inferior conditions from undercutting them. This was despite agrifood industry pressure and...
Comment: UK food standards and the Red Tractor
During last year’s Parliamentary debate on the Agriculture Bill, government voted down amendments designed to protect UK food standards by stopping imported products made under inferior conditions from undercutting them. This was despite agrifood industry pressure and...
Brexit no-deal: bluster or brinkmanship
The prime minister has proved that breezy slogans can win referendums and elections, but the detailed graft of negotiating trade deals is a lot harder. With the end of the EU withdrawal transition period rapidly approaching, UK agri-business needs clarity over future...
Beirut warning over AN fertiliser safety
This week’s explosion in Beirut, seemingly through the accidental detonation of a warehouse full of Ammonium Nitrate fertiliser, is a tragedy for those killed and injured, their families and those who have lost homes and property. The TV images of the awful explosion,...
Comment: Why so quiet on Brexit benefits?
With the passing of the June 30th deadline for an extension to the EU withdrawal period, it seems that the UK government is either determined to crash out of the Single Market without a deal, or believes that its brinkmanship will help secure a last minute one....