Sector Media releases

Government should put its money where its mouth is on chicken welfare says NFU

10 January 2008

The 2012 EU ban on battery cage egg production will be worse than useless in improving chicken welfare if the same standards are not applied to imports, warns the NFU and it has called on the Government to set an example in its own food procurement policies.

Setting the record straight on poultry meat production

4 January 2008

Chickens reared for meat are not 'battery' farmed and poultry producers in the UK are fed up of hearing the claim repeated - that was the message from the NFU and British Poultry Council today as they attempted to dispel some of the myths and misconceptions regarding the production of poultry meat.

NFU welcomes ban on Brazilian beef

19 December 2007

The NFU has welcomed the partial ban on Brazilian beef announced by the EU. Meeting today SCoFCAH agreed to ban all beef imports from Brazil apart from those from EU-approved holdings.

NFU calls for Brazil beef ban

28 November 2007

NFU President Peter Kendall has called on the EU Commission urgently to consider banning imports of beef from Brazil, in the light of further reports of serious breaches in cattle identification regulations in a country where foot and mouth disease is endemic.

NFU wants ombudsman to guarantee fairness in the supply chain

23 November 2007

The NFU is calling for an independent ombudsman to oversee a significantly improved Supermarket Code of Practice to ensure the supply chain is fair, transparent and sustainable. This is just one of the recommendations in its submission to the Competition Commission investigation into the Groceries Market.

Farmgate prices must rise to ensure long term viability - NFU's latest market outlook

13 November 2007

Record increases in feed prices driven by a tightened balance in supply and demand rather than exchange rate fluctuations threaten the long-term viability of some livestock sectors unless farmgate prices adjust accordingly, the NFU Economics Department’s latest quarterly Farming Outlook says.

NFU comment on Competition Commission provisional findings

31 October 2007

Action to curb supermarket malpractice is urgently needed, says the NFU.

NFU praises M&S lamb pledge

22 October 2007

The NFU has praised a move by Marks and Spencer to extend its lamb pledge giving a guaranteed minimum price to more British farmers in the wake of foot and mouth and Bluetongue disease.

NFU organises food labelling debate at European Parliament

11 October 2007

The NFU and the British Chamber of Commerce have organised a debate at the European Parliament ahead of the publication of EU food labelling proposals which could change the face of supermarket shelves.

New local food finder service for NFU members

16 October 2007

Buying fresh, locally grown produce and supporting British agriculture has never been easier. The NFU has launched a new online Local Food Finder listing service to promote its members produce as well as compiling a list of top websites to source local food.