Many farmers want to see a ‘fundamental change' in Red Tractor and will be ‘suspicious' of the assurance body's attempt of ‘papering over the cracks' with enhanced communication efforts
Red Tractor chief executive Jim Moseley told researchers at the Social Market Foundation they ‘should leave their desks' and join him at an assured farm ‘to see how the scheme really works' and the hard work the UK's farming community puts in
The supermarket retailer said it was committed to making investments and changes to the way it worked to support British farmers
White eggs currently account for only 10% of sales but Morrisons says a white egg is a more ‘environmentally friendly egg’ than traditional brown
With sustainable food production in focus across the world, FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown heard from agri-tech leaders on the future of farming at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
Eight new pork lines will be available in Aldi’s 106 Scottish stores
It follows the launch of a free-range egg producer group
Commissioners leading the Farm Assurance Review have extended the deadline for responses to the farmer survey to September 7
Julie Ashfield, managing director of buying at Aldi, said: "We have been able to hit our 100% cage-free target more than a year early."
Red Tractor interim chair Alistair Mackintosh said his focus was on improving farmers trust in Red Tractor, through 'greater transparency and increasing audit efficiency.'