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£3 million invested to help UK farmers reduce ammonia emissions
DEFRA has issued the guidance and has provided a package of financial and technical advice to help farmers reduce emissions.
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Agreement signed in development of new livestock traceability service
The initiative was instigated by key industry stakeholders and is set to be rolled out from 2019.
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Robots will support, not replace, growers in the future
British growers visiting The Netherlands also learned that automating the more challenging aspects of horticulture, such as harvesting non-uniform crops, is still too far in the future to have a realistic impact on production, despite huge leaps in technological development.
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Far East holds export hopes for pork sector according to AHDB
The organisation said the Asia-Pacific region continues to offer opportunities for the UK pork sector – but industry must continue to work hard to ensure UK products are at the top of the list for importers.
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AHDB supports commons committee’s inquiry into marketing the British brand
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee last week launched an inquiry into the government's promotion and marketing of British food and drink.
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Pig farmers cut antibiotic use by 28 per cent in one year
The latest statistics bring the total reduction in two years to more than 50 per cent.
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UK cheese exports strongly matured in 2017 with a 23 per cent rise
British cheese is experiencing a golden age with Denmark and Poland showing more interest.
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Labour and the role of automation in food safety
The UK food industry has always relied more on manual labour than our European competitors. Now the UK has to start taking automation seriously if it is to compete effectively in world markets. Rob Chester, Managing Director of Food for NSF International in the UK, considers the implications for food…
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Steak bite study could save meat industry millions
Using a texture analyser that mimics the human jaw, Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board experts have shown that cuts of muscle previously used for slow cooking are tender enough to be sold as fast cooking steaks.
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Get set for Brexit – see the full line up for Food Brexit, chaired by the John Pienaar
With less than a week to go, time is running out to catch food business experts putting their heads together over the challenges of Brexit.
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Brexit could slash the average British farm’s profit in half
A new report paints a dark picture of the worst case scenario of leaving the European Union - but the message is 'get fit for the future'.
