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OFC 2021: Retailers debate challenge for small farms selling direct >More in © Tim Scrivener Selling farm produce direct to the consumer can pave the way to better margins, though producers can also work with supermarkets to sell their branded wares, the Department for International Trade’s Rob Ward told the Oxford Farming Conference. Mr Ward said his family’s Shropshire farming business had learned much about consumer demands since...

OFC 2021: Trade advisory board says no backsliding on food standards >More in © Adobe Stock Maintaining high production standards and collaborating along the whole food chain are crucial to the fortunes of British agriculture, both at home and abroad. Addressing the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday (7 January), Tim Smith, chairman of the recently formed Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC), said that the clear message from over 3...

Jersey's only political party say they want schools and colleges to be kept closed for another two weeks.

Veganuary is back, but dont worry – the vegan police arent out to arrest you With a number of brands launching campaigns encouraging consumers to ditch meat for a month, Veganuarys comms chief tells Campaign why the initiative found new audiences even amid the stresses of the pandemic and why its not the vegan police. by Emmet McGonagle Sign in to continue Free email bulletins

This years Oxford Farming Conference celebrates its 75th year and takes place online on January 7, 2021 EXACTLY ONE week on from the UK’s departure from the EU, the annual Oxford Farming Conference promises to be a hotbed for discussion on future policy direction as farmers gather virtually for a jam-packed day of debate. The 2021 OFC will take place this year as a one-day conference on January 7, 2021, celebrating 75 years since the first conference was held in 1936. The theme for the ...

Best of Neston & CH64 Testimonials "I thoroughly enjoy reading your wonderful newsletter every week and I always find lovely things to do with my family as a result." - Hayley P Author: Carrie Spacey Published: 23rd December 2020 07:45  Its been quite a year, to put it mildly.  2020 is a year most of us will happily see draw to a close. (The image above is one of our favourite Neston News header shots from this year. Its by Dave Mort, taken at Denhall Lane and serves to remind us how lucky we...

Classic game gets local flavor with Saratoga Monopoly | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Why anyone would associate a “Fast-Dealing Property Trading Game” with human behavior in Saratoga Springs is beyond us, or most anyone else on a reporter’s salary. And yet one of the hot local items this holiday season — and a charity fundraiser to boot — is the City of Saratoga Springs Monopoly game. It’s one of the rare localized Monopoly games that Hasbro — the maker of the original Atlan...

Share this story: Audiences can experience the last few months of iconic actress and musician Judy Garland’s life in “End of the Rainbow” at Sanford’s Theater West End. The socially distanced performances of the Broadway play start Feb. 26. In the age of COVID-19, Derek Critzer, managing artistic director and co-owner of Theater West End, initially wasn’t sure what kind of show they could put on safely. But after watching the 2019 Academy Award-winning movie “Judy” and falling in ...

The local authority considered the adoption of the plan at its full council meeting yesterday. A report presented to the council by its nuclear manager, Rob Ward outlined the reasoning behind adopt the councils plan and its associated climate policy for 2020 to 2023. Mr Ward said that together, both "set out how the council plans to take meaningful action on climate change and biodiversity". "Action on climate change and biodiversity can deliver many local benefits, including lower ener...