Editorial
Comment: Import tariffs would hit farm supplies
Michael Gove’s threatened imposition of import tariffs on EU goods from January 2021 may just be an opening position in the trade negotiations that start next month. It is certainly a U turn on his statement a year ago that there would be minimal or no import tariffs...
Comment: No end to Brexit uncertainty
With a second Brexit deadline missed, the political and business uncertainty continues, only this time with less clarity over the shape of the EU withdrawal and its date, plus a general election thrown in for good measure. The putative Jan 31st 2020 exit deadline...
More trade optimism than gloom over future prospects
At the end of 2017, ATN launched AgriTrade Talkback, a joint AgriTrade News and Research Engine Ltd survey designed to “take the temperature” of the UK agricultural supply industry on a number of issues affecting the industry. Brexit has dominated the headlines for...
Defending the UK’s animal health and fertiliser sectors
Pressure to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock production has been growing for many years. Although the EU has tighter controls on their farm use than some areas of the world, veterinary usage is seen by many as contributing to the growth of resistance in...
Comment – Dairying and joined up government
Hard pressed dairy farmers and their suppliers, already reeling from further cuts to the milk price for next month, must regard the latest official public health advice to reduce dairy product consumption as a bad joke. Most manufacturers have reported a fall in...
Comment: End in sight for the GM debate?
It felt quite nostalgic to see the GM issue reappear in the national media headlines after this week’s NFU conference. A presentation from McDonalds’ supply chain manager explained that it is no longer possible to source sufficient commercial beef that hasn’t...