Apr 9, 2020 | Coronavirus, Dairy, News
National Farmers Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has called on Defra secretary, George Eustice, to a crisis meeting and to take immediate steps to ensure the sustainability of the dairy sector. The survival of many British dairy farming businesses hit by the...
Apr 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
A new online service aimed at capturing farm business issues related to coronavirus has been launched by the National Farmers Union (NFU). The organisation is leading a national response for Government, representing all of UK agriculture and horticulture, to build a...
Apr 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland has written to the UK and Scottish ministers with responsibility for agriculture as Scotland’s farmers, crofters and growers continue to play an essential role in feeding the nation through the Covid-19 virus. The letter from NFU...
Aug 30, 2017 | Red Meat Processing
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling on Tesco for a clear sourcing policy for British lamb to build on its claim to be UK agriculture’s biggest customer. This comes as recent figures from AHDB’s Beef and Lamb Watch indicate that Tesco is the only major...