‘British only’ supermarket involved in major beef fraud probe
Farmers Weekly In 2013, food safety authorities and governments across Europe were left humiliated by a continent-wide scandal which revealed that major retailers and well-known packaged food brands had been selling horsemeat in beef products. The episode forced UK ministers to commission an inquiry headed by Professor Chris Elliott, following which he made a […]
Analysis: 10 years after horsegate, is another food scandal imminent?
Farmers Weekly In 2013, food safety authorities and governments across Europe were left humiliated by a continent-wide scandal which revealed that major retailers and well-known packaged food brands had been selling horsemeat in beef products. The episode forced UK ministers to commission an inquiry headed by Professor Chris Elliott, following which he made a […]
No scientific rigour in Defra’s ELM scheme, says Batters
Farmers Weekly Experts on Scottish agriculture were grilled last week at Farmers Weekly’s second Question Time event, held at the SRUC Oatridge campus. During a lively discussion, audience members asked the panel questions on a range of topics including, food production, Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, tree planting and how to attract young people to farming. Read […]
Farmers Question Time shines spotlight on Scots politics
Farmers Weekly Experts on Scottish agriculture were grilled last week at Farmers Weekly’s second Question Time event, held at the SRUC Oatridge campus. During a lively discussion, audience members asked the panel questions on a range of topics including, food production, Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, tree planting and how to attract young people to farming. Read […]
Opinion: Celebrating the achievements of women in farming
Farmers Weekly Experts on Scottish agriculture were grilled last week at Farmers Weekly’s second Question Time event, held at the SRUC Oatridge campus. During a lively discussion, audience members asked the panel questions on a range of topics including, food production, Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, tree planting and how to attract young people to farming. Read […]
Farmers warn of potato and veg shortages later this year
Farmers Weekly Farmers are warning the food shortage crisis will get worse later in the year, due to the prolonged dry spell and a shrinkage of irrigated crop production. A combination of a lack of rainfall over the past eight months, rising input and energy costs and stagnant supermarket prices is forcing growers to cut […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 146: What the Windsor Framework means for Northern Ireland’s farmers
Farmers Weekly This week – it really black gold? We go carbon farming with growers and livestock producers in Sussex. We have the latest market prices and find out why beef prices have hit a record high. And the winner of this week’s Commodity Cashback competition is revealed. See more: UFU gives cautious welcome to […]
Flemish farmers in mass demo against nitrogen emission cuts
Farmers Weekly Retired Welsh dairy farmer Emyr Wigley has raised £81,000 for charity after auctioning his pedigree herd of British Blue cattle at Shrewsbury market. As previously reported on FWi, Mr Wigley established The Old Stackyard Blues project in memory of his late wife Evelyn, who sadly lost her battle with ovarian cancer in 2015, […]