The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board has received just one written request for a ballot on the horticultural levy.
The proposed groceries adjudicator will be able to take evidence from third parties, and ultimately to fine supermarkets, the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) announced last Friday, meeting key demands of suppliers' representatives.
The UK cannot deliver sustainable food production without greater investment in coordinated research, according to a Parliamentary report that urges greater state involvement rather than relying on the private sector.
Ireland's agriculture minister has praised the country's softfruit industry for its investment in production, which has grown almost threefold over the past decade, despite economic turmoil.
The Government has pledged to establish an independent adjudicator to police the Groceries Supply Code of Practice within the next session of parliament.
Defra secretary of state is rumoured to be set to lose her job in a cabinet reshuffle after local elections today (3 May).
Coventry University has launched a masters course in food security management that will begin in September.
Plant experts from around the world are celebrating a global pact to fight plant pests that was launched 60 years ago.
In a sign of the increasing importance of food security on the political agenda, three high-level events are set to bring industry and political figures together to discuss the issues that it raises over the coming weeks.
Northern Ireland agriculture minister Michelle O'Neill has said growth in the vegetable and salad-processing industry is a "win-win" because it boosts demand for raw product locally.
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