An anonymous memo from staff at major UK food companies says retailers and manufacturers switch sources instead of investing in farms, leaving producers to absorb the cost of extreme weather and lower yields.
AgribusinessDame Angela Eagle acknowledged farmers' anger after the Sustainable Farming Incentive's second window ran out in under six hours, and pledged to work with the NFU on reform before it reopens.
LivestockA Wildlife Trusts report links 71 percent of serious farm pollution incidents in England to dairy and calls for permits for very large housed units; the NFU, AHDB and Dairy UK say management, not size, decides environmental performance.
AgribusinessThe union's five-point Budget submission seeks tax and loan measures to cut food production costs, protection from the carbon border levy and a reversal of the farm inheritance tax changes.
AgribusinessCiting the worst drought in 50 years and the largest bluetongue outbreak, the NFU's Treasury submission sets out five demands, from a £5m investment allowance to reversing inheritance tax changes.
