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  • NFU launches political campaign

    THE NATIONAL FARMERS Union (NFU) has announced it will be launching a campaign in the run up to May elections to highlight the importance of the agriculture sector in the UK.                  …

  • History being made as English apricot industry starts up

    SUPERMARKET GIANT Tesco will start stocking UK apricots this week after several years of careful preparation, 2014 is set to be the year that UK agriculture spawned its own apricot industry.               While very…

  • Leading hospitality figures come together to sign pledge to local sourcing

    IN A record first for the Capital, a full sized red commercial tractor – an iconic farming symbol – was lifted into the East Wintergarden in the heart of London’s financial district today to mark the signing of the Buy…

  • NFU backs Great British Beef Week

    IN CELEBRATION of this weeks Great British Beef Week, the National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling for more people to eat British beef.                           Currently, the UK is…

  • Farming is beating recession in the UK, new report reveals

    A NEW REPORT from the National Farmers Union (NFU) has revealed that the agricultural industry in the UK is bucking the recession trend and delivering for the nation’s economy.               The new report ‘Backing…

  • Buy British, Boost Britain initiative launched

    FOLLOWING CALLS from the environment secretary for UK consumers to buy more British-produced food, corporate sustainability champion Footprint has launched its Buy British, Boost Britain initiative aimed at providing support to the hospitality sector to source home-grown food.    …