Animal welfare concerns remain for RSPCA after Agriculture Bill Committee debate
The RSPCA says its concerns over animal welfare standards remain after the Agriculture Bill Committee failed to ensure that those standards will be protected in future trade agreements. The Committee’s debate in the House of Lords focused on proposals to put animal...
NFU takes in new group of young farmer ambassadors
After receiving over 130 applications, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has announced the 11 new farmers that will join the organisation for the second year of its Student & Young Farmer Ambassador Programme. The new group of young farmers will work with the NFU...
Voting live for Women in Meat Industry Awards 2020
Voting for the finalists for the Women in Meat Industry Awards 2020 is now live at the official website womeninmeatawards.com. After receiving a great number of nominations, you can now register your vote for the 51 finalists which make up the following nine...
Dimbleby outlines part one of National Food Strategy
Following the announcement of the Government’s plans to tackle obesity within the UK, Henry Dimbleby has called for more to be done in order to support healthier diets in the first part of the National Food Strategy. The National Food Strategy was commissioned by the...
2 Sisters launches employment drive for young people
Food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group is to create a network of jobs for young people across its processing sites as it backs Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £2 billion fund for youth employment. The new roles will be aimed specifically at people aged 16 to 24 who are on...
