The National Pig Association (NPA) has appointed Rebecca Veale as its senior policy advisor, based at Stoneleigh. She replaces Dr Georgina Crayford who has moved to Red Tractor as technical manager, pigs and poultry after five years with the NPA. Ms Veale has spent...
The European farmer and co-operative bodies Copa and Cogeca have written to the EU Commission and all MEPs calling for them to keep the herbicide glyphosate on the EU market. While the EU’s Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has ruled that the active ingredient is...
EU farmer unions Copa and Cogeca have put forward a raft of measures for the European Commission to consider to help alleviate the agricultural prices crisis, ahead of a March meeting in Brussels. “The situation is worsening every day, with farmers and...
The annual NFU farmer confidence survey has measured a year-on-year drop in line with market volatility and lower commodity prices, although a three-year forecast is much more positive.The sixth annual NFU confidence survey questioned 658 farmers and growers across...
The European Commission and member states have approved the latest version of an industry guide to good food and feed safety practice along the grain chain.The European Guide of Good Hygiene Practices covers the collection, storage, trading and transport of cereals,...