Tough times ahead for farmers, says Quinney

Current food supply could lead to severe price rises The latest crisis to hit dairy farming is just the latest of a wider problem in the food industry, according to the Green Party. The party warned t... Asda moves on milk price Asda has decided to increase its milk price by 2ppl on August 1 after mounting pressure from farmers and dairy coalition members.   Dairy farmers h... Farmers agree dairy deal at Royal Welsh Leaders of the dairy coalition have said they are putting "100 percent effort" into targeting retailers and major milk buyers to ensure dairy farmers ... Report turns spotlight on supermarket social responsibilities Major findings into the corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies of the 10 largest UK supermarket chains have been published today after an inve... Local food networks are 'under-recognised', says report Despite the importance to the high streets and landscapes, local food markets are 'under-recognised' and poorly supported, a new report says. The ... NFU heralds Groceries Adjudicator Bill News that third parties will be able to take complaints from suppliers to the newly created Groceries Code Adjudicator will bring "huge relief&qu... Farming unions say adjudicator must have teeth The introduction of a supermarket adjudicator in today’s Queen’s Speech has been welcomed by farming unions, but they warned major improve... Supermarket adjudicator 'will make no difference' says report British Retail Consortium Food Director, Andrew Opie has said that proposals for a supermarket adjudicator will make no difference because few farmers... Supermarket watchdog will protect against 'bully boy behaviour' A supermarket watchdog is expected to be introduced in the Queen’s Speech which will take place next Wednesday. Members of the Grocery Market... Asda, Morrisons, Iceland ’worst offenders’ for healthy eating A report launched today names Asda, Morrisons and Iceland as the "worst offenders" for undermining parents’ efforts to feed their chil... Fair play in grocery supply chain needed EU-wide A new report has backed up calls for an effective adjudicator to police the UK Groceries Supply Chain Code of Practice. It concludes that the inte... Morrisons ignore customers and pressure farmers - GM Freeze GM Freeze today said farmers should be very wary of Morrisons’ switch to GM feed in poultry. The company’s announcement that it will now a... Morrisons set to be biggest fresh food maker Morrisons Chief Executive Dalton Philips will set out plans on Wednesday for the food retailer to become the UK’s largest fresh food manufacture... Scrutiny leads to fine for UK salad importer A Kent-based fresh produce importer has been fined ’2,700 after marketing two separate consignments of Spanish tomatoes and cucumbers which were... Morrisons to highlight provenance of Scottish food Morrisons will highlight the Scottish provenance of meat, fruit and vegetables through displays in store from this week. The display notices in Mo... Salad bars coming to US to combat obesity The United Fresh Foundation is celebrating a successful collaboration with Produce for Kids and Publix Super Markets that raised funds to donate salad... MP calls on gov’t to end supermarkets’ ’food fight’ Andrew George, MP for West Cornwall, St. Ives and Isles of Scilly, is today renewing his calls for the Government to stop ’wasting time’ i... New report highlights importance of local food National charity CPRE publishes a new report into the economic and social value of local food to Ledbury just days before a crunch council meeting to ... First major supermarket goes cage free In a first for a major supermarket, eggs used as ingredients in all of Sainsbury’s own-brand foods now come from cage-free hens. From the basic... MPs call for final push to create supermarket watchdog The MP who chairs the national Grocery Market Action Group (GMAG) Andrew George, has today called on the Government to make the final big push to crea... Verandas and egg shell examination could improve hen welfare says Morrisons Poultry experts from Bristol University, funded by The Morrisons Farming Programme, examined health challenges facing the modern free range laying hen... Award winning enterprise "the people’s supermarket" looks for first store in Wales The UK’s most famous and successful member-owned and run social enterprise, The People’s Supermarket (TPS), has today announced that it is... Food Production can help UK Economic Growth The UK, at present, is less than 60% self-sufficient in food but with a growing population, estimated to increase by 15% by 2026, our self-sufficiency... Supermarket Watchdog must come ’sooner’ - MP The MP who chairs the national Grocery Market Action Group (GMAG) Andrew George, has today used a debate in the House of Commons to again call on the ... BOGOFS don’t cause food waste The idea that supermarket special-offers cause a large amount of food waste has been exposed as a myth by a new, Government-backed report. The Brit... Pork scratchings are back on the British menu at Selfridges On Monday 7th November, Selfridges Food Hall will be introducing a revolutionary new British snack - Mr Trotter’s Great British Pork Crackling. ... Learn our lessons on supermarket abuse, Kendall tells international farming conference NFU President Peter Kendall has drawn on experience in the UK to encourage farming organisations across the EU and North America to campaign for tough... NFU commends retailer on labelling change NFU has commended Asda after ’misleading’ labels were changed on packets of fresh beef. The supermarket had originally stocked ’B... Tesco sausage advert banned for misleading consumers A advert for Tesco sausages has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading consumers. The advert for the supermarket&r... Supermarket reports near 40 per cent sales increase in pork joints the past year Savvy British shoppers are increasingly turning to pork joints as a cheaper red meat roast alternative in a bid to try and save the pennies. Figure... Sainsbury's reinforces commitment to British cage free The supermarket Sainsbury’s has declared its commitment to British cage free eggs in a message to the British Free Range Egg Producers Associati... Best of British display scores golden hat-trick An innovative Best of British display of fresh flowers, plants and produce has scooped a hat-trick of gold horticultural medals. The display, a joi... George calls for no more delays on supermarket watchdog The MP who chairs the national Grocery Market Action Group (GMAG) has today called on the Government to ’waste no more time’ on the settin... NFU responds to Tesco decision to stock US beef The NFU has responded to today’s media coverage over the decision by Tesco to stock beef from the USA. NFU livestock board chairman Alistair... Ladies in Beef encourage supermarket support Sarah Fenwick from Calder Farm in Seascale, Cumbria, is one of a band of 25 ladies who have grouped together to form a new organisation – Ladies in Be... NFU urges government to act now on Grocery Adjudicator News that the Government will wait until summer 2012 at the earliest before legislating for a Grocery Adjudicator means farmers will continue to suffe... Sainsbury’s first to raise egg prices Sainsbury have been the first supermarket to raise egg prices which may spell the end of months of misery by hundreds of UK egg producers struggling t... Tesco's commitment to British cheddar welcomed Dairy UK welcomes Tesco’s commitment to British cheddar cheese Dairy UK has welcomed Tesco’s announcement that it is to increase the vol... The Great Swapathon rip-off Shoppers who want to cash in the £50 "swap" vouchers rolled out by the Government to encourage healthy lifestyles, need to spend more than d... Tesco Christmas sales hindered by bad weather Supermarket giant Tesco has reported modest UK sales growth over Christmas, saying it had been "hindered" by the severe winter weather. L... Sainsbury's completes 'Best ever Christmas' Best-ever Christmas, completes another strong quarter •Total sales for third quarter up 7.5 per cent (6.0 per cent excluding fuel) •Like-for-lik... Arla Foods joins AFMP to cut CO2 emissions In a drive to reduce carbon throughout its operations and support its ambition of being Closer to Nature, Arla Foods is the first dairy processor to i... Asda’s Focuses on Extra Special Cheese The third installment of Asda’s Extra Special Christmas TV campaign breaks on 6th December, this time featuring Somerset Vintage Cheddar made by... Retailers and farmers look to squeeze the middle A food retail expert tried to offer some reassurance to hard-pressed egg producers and other farmers involved in the poultry sector when he was questi... Minister calls for more honest labelling The Food Minister is urging other sectors to follow the good example set in the pig meat sector regarding country of original labelling (COOL). F... Morrisons confirm free range for all own label eggs The supermarket chain Morrisons has now confirmed that all of its own-label eggs are completely free range. In December last year the supermarket ... Grocery ombudsman vote is major progress, says FUW Ynys Môn (Anglesey) MP Albert Owen’s Private Member’s Bill calling for the appointment of a Grocery Market Ombudsman has made major progre... Supermarket ombudsman should be priority for any Government The creation of a supermarket ombudsman should be a priority for any Government which has consumers’ best interests at heart, the NFU said today... Extra security for Asda turkeys One supplier of Christmas turkeys to leading supermarket, Asda, has put the birds under 24-hour guard. Traditional Norfolk Poultry, the major suppl... Asda should confirm exactly what proportion of the fresh beef it sells is UK origin Asda, which last week re-declared its commitment to the UK beef industry despite the most recent national Beef Watch survey confirming that only 42 pe...