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Labour shortages have seen £22 million worth of fruit and vegetables wasted in the first half of 2022, a new NFU survey has found.

The RSPCA has urged the UK and Welsh Governments to ban the export of non-stunned meat, but industry has warned doing so could lead buyers to switch suppliers without changing their practices.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has announced the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) for poultry and captive birds, introduced to help stop the spread of bird flu, has been lifted.

Processors were looking to improve recyclability and boost the availability of recycled High-Density Polythene (rHDPE) by a switch away from coloured milk bottle tops.

The launch of Pilgrim’s UK Lamb will bring its lamb operations closer together into a single integrated supply chain and benefit team members and customers alike, Pilgrim’s UK Lee Rampling has said.

The decision by Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to suspend water abstractions in mid and north Fife is a devastating blow to vegetable growers and could risk crop failures, NFU Scotland has warned.

Industry has slammed Environment Agency (EA) employees for their ’aggressive, heavy-handed approach’ when tackling minor farm pollution issues.

Many UK farmers are feeling the heat as prolonged dry weather puts businesses under increasing pressure.

Defra is powerless to address the ongoing labour crisis across the food and farming industry, Nick Allen, chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association has warned.

Industry has hit out at a new ‘eco label’ designed by academics at Oxford University, warning it treats meat produced in different systems in the same way.