Health And Welfare Focus Of New UK Farming Plans
Support to improve farm animal health and welfare will be one of the main points of focus for farming in the UK as the country moves away from direct subsidies … Continue reading
More Transparency in EU Food Safety
New moves to boost transparency in food safety across Europe have been agreed by the European Parliament and European Council. Now consumers across the EU will be able to have … Continue reading
Exports to BRIC Countries Beat Brexit Blues
With fears mounting over the ability of the UK to negotiate free trade deals after it leaves the European Union, the ability to negotiate individual independent trade deals appears to … Continue reading
Global Meat Production to Rise While Prices Could Fall
Global meat production is expected to grow by 15 per cent over the next decade and while prices are initially forecast to fall slightly, over the medium term they will … Continue reading
Cutting Meat Production Way to Cut Emissions?
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions requires significant reductions in meat and dairy production and consumption in the overproducing and over-consuming countries. According to a new report from the activist organisation … Continue reading
Hygiene Breaches Lead to Safety Checks at Meat Plants
A review is to be carried out at all cutting plants and cold stores across the UK, following the discovery of breaches in hygiene regulations at two meat processors. The discovery … Continue reading
US Administration Opposes WHO Advice on Antibiotic Use
A conflict has arisen between the US administration and the World Health Organisation over the use of antibiotics to treat farm animals. The US chief scientist has hit out at … Continue reading
WHO Calls for End to Routine Antibiotic Use in Healthy Animals
The World Health Organisation has stepped into the row over the overuse of antibiotics administered to animals on farms. The WHO is recommending that farmers and the food industry should … Continue reading
Is CIWF Crying Wolf over Brexit?
Concerns are being raised by animal welfare organisations over the potential for welfare regulations to be relaxed after the UK leaves the European Union. Compassion in World Farming recently sent … Continue reading
Report Calls for Welfare Standards to be Maintained after Brexit
The greatest threat to farm animal welfare standards after Brexit would come from UK farmers competing against cheap, imported food from countries that produce to lower standards than the UK. … Continue reading
Farm Gate to Fork 