NFU

  • News review

    More Scottish food please, Bidvest sustainability update, Hospitality delivers 10% of GDP, Keep big portions out of reach, Tea certification failures….                     NFUS challenges foodservice   Scotland’s farming union will approach foodservice and catering companies…

  • Another review of public procurement

    THE MILK price crisis has prompted the government to announce a new review of public procurement policies.                     Unlike previous initiatives the net will be cast much wider, spanning food purchasing…

  • Footprint Poll: The results

    LAST WEEK, retail multiple Morrisons announced the launch of a new milk brand, Milk for Farmers, that would charge a 10p premium a litre, with that 10p going back to dairy farmers supplying Morrisons’ processor Arla. It’s a scheme not…

  • The numbers you need to know

    Ethical eating                   87% of UK consumers are aware of free-range labels. But just 36% say they’ve heard of the MSC approval scheme for fish.   More fish in schools    …

  • Farmers get desperate as ministers primed to step in

    FARMING LEADERS have gone hoarse in recent days calling for “seismic change” in the way food is sold.                           Now they have published an action plan to avoid…

  • Dairy farmers in crisis

    THE CRISIS in the dairy industry has hit the headlines again this week. There have been emergency meetings held in Stormont in response to the Northern Irish Dairy crisis.                   Milk prices…

  • Aldi tells NFU of its major commitments to UK growers

    ALDI HAS made a number of new commitments to UK growers which could change the face of retailer and supplier relations in this country, the NFU has said. Aldi has become the first retailer to sign up to the NFU’s Fruit…

  • NFU rejects re-nationalising decision-making on GM feed

    THE NFU is extremely concerned by the European Commission’s proposal to re-nationalise decision-making power on GM feed or food back to Member States.                            Dr Helen Ferrier, NFU…

  • UK faces agriculture crisis

    THE NATIONAL FARMERS Union (NFU) will announce that the UK is set to face a crisis in its agriculture production outputs if more is not done to invest in farming.                    …

  • 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.                  …