Labour shortages could cause permanent damage to farming
Civil Service World reports that UK government departments must take urgent action to address labour shortages in the agrifood industry ...
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N.Ireland first minister quits over post-Brexit trade rules
Reuters reports that Northern Ireland's first minister has resigned in protest at post-Brexit trade rules. It came a day after ...
Soil degradation costs the UK £1.2 billion each year
The biggest medium to long term risk to local food production is from climate change and other environmental pressures, according ...
UK companies face new Brexit controls
Reuters says that British firms face the introduction of much-delayed post-Brexit border control checks from January 1 which will affect ...
UK consumers want food protected in trade deals
UK consumers are overwhelmingly in favour of protecting current food standards in future trade deals, according to a new Which? ...
Future UK laws to respect the distress and pain of lobsters, crabs and octopuses
Rules around the humane killing of lobsters, crabs and octopuses are expected to change, as the UK government acknowledges them ...
Editing: a Disin-gene-uous business?
Euractiv reports that the UK is currently aligned with the EU framework on gene-editing technologies, as organisms produced using these techniques are ...
M&S blames Brexit, closes 11 French stores
The BBC reports that Marks & Spencer is closing 11 of its French stores because of problems supplying them with ...
Co2: the latest hit to UK food’s structural vulnerability
Dwindling Co2 supplies is a structural vulnerability affecting the UK’s food security, industry leaders have warned. The British meat industry has ...
Britain delays post-Brexit trade controls again
Reuters reports that Britain has delayed the implementation of some post-Brexit import controls for a second time, saying it would ...
Paying farmers 75p for each £1 consumers spend on their produce
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