Defra published IPM Guidance for UK growers
To help farmers, growers and land managers adopt different IPM approaches, Defra published a new guidance page on GOV.UK. This post includes a link to the new g...
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Grocery Code Adjudicator Presentation October 2024
The slides from the recent GCA Annual Conference held on 1st October have been published and can be found here: 2024 GCA conference You Gov slides. There is a c...
Plastic Packaging Tax increase from 1 April 2025
On 30 October, the Chancellor announced in the Budget that the rate of Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Th...
UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to be introduced 1 Jan 2027
Today the Govt issued a response to the UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) ‘introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)’ alongside ...
Seasonal Worker visa numbers released for horticulture
The Seasonal Worker visa route has been confirmed today for 2025, with a total of 43,000 Seasonal Worker visas available for horticulture and 2,000 for poultry ...
EU Deforestation Regulation proposal for delay
The EU Commission has published additional guidance documents and a stronger international cooperation framework to support global stakeholders, Member States a...
BRC Issue Retailer Statement in relation to SMETA 7 requirements
Following the implementation of SMETA version 7 in September 2024, the BRC have issued a response from the major retailers in relation to the Responsible Recrui...
Migration Advisory Committee Seasonal Worker Visa Review
The Migration Advisory Committee conducted an in depth research project into the Seasonal Worker Visa and the results have now been published. The main recommen...
DEFRA Contractual Fairness Consultation Response
Between December 2023 and February 2024, Defra, in collaboration with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, conducted a ...
Consumer Goods Forum Launch SSCI Environmental Benchmark
The Consumer Goods Forum, responsible for GFSI, have launched the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative environmental benchmark which seeks to standardise the cri...
Defra Farm Business Survey results 2022
An overview of the horticultural industry in the United Kingdom (UK) using external data, including government published statistics and information from the pre...
Government Unveils Major Packaging of Farming and Food Sector Support
FPC's CEO Nigel Jenney attended the Farm to Fork summit at 10 Downing Street, where the Prime Minister laid out a clear ambition to grow our fruit and vegetable...