Agriculture industry unites behind technology roadmap
Two years on from the Foresight Report into the Future of Food and Farming, four national organisations are working together to shape the science that will deliver food for future generations. In 2010, the Foresight Report highlighted major challenges facing the global food system. Against a background of volatile food prices and a more uncertain climate, it warned of a serious lack of research and development in agriculture – the...
Defra minister pulls out of export dinner at last moment
New Defra Secretary of State Owen Paterson made a less than auspicious impression with a British trade delegation this week when he decided to pull out of the St George reception organised by EBLEX, which was timed to tie in with the Sial food exhibition in Paris. The minister cut short his visit to return home after the UK Government announced it was to postpone its controversial badger cull until next summer. Mr Paterson has taken a...
Less New Zealand Lamb for UK?
According to the Radio New Zealand News website, the UK and Europe could see supplies of NZ lamb being reduced in favour of targeting potential sales in Asian markets, with more product diverted to China in-particular, as well as to other countries. Financial problems in Europe has seen a downturn in NZ lamb consumption and the website reports UK market manager for Beef & Lamb New Zealand, John Mabb, saying lamb is struggling to...
EBLEX trade marketing now on Twitter and Facebook
EBLEX trade marketing has set up new Facebook and Twitter pages to enable scheme members and other stakeholders to interact directly with the team and keep up-to-date with latest news, events and information. PR and digital executive for EBLEX, Sally Crowther, said: “It is very important that we are able to engage with industry, and social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter offer an ideal forum for us to do so. “The EBLEX...
Pig producers call for early rise in price they are paid
Pig producers are pressing retailers and processors for an immediate increase in the price they pay for pigs to reflect the sharp rise in production costs. The call comes in a report published this week by BPEX – ‘The Impact of Feed Costs on the English Pig Industry’. They warn that without an immediate, modest increase in the retail price of pork and pork products, consumers could face massive increases next year. They also say that...
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