Fred Searle

Open letter signed by green groups calls for a 10 per cent organic farmland target in England, backed by an ‘Organic Action Plan’ The Soil Association has called for Defra’s “long-awaited” update on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) to include backi... See more

Food Foundation hails “world-leading milestone” in efforts to protect children from obesity The government has introduced new restrictions on junk food adverts on TV and online in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. The UK-wide ban prevents food and drinks... See more

U-turn lifts limit from £1 million to £2.5mn following months of protests and warnings about impact on family farms The government has raised the threshold for planned inheritance tax changes from £1 million to £2.5mn. “We have spent the past 14 months ca... See more

Tesco believes antioxidant-rich vegetable has become mainstay of festive roast, benefitting from rising demand for brightly coloured vegetables Already an established favourite in certain other European countries, red cabbage has now “gatecrashed” the UK ... See more

Letter to PM comes ahead of Autumn Budget on 26 November and calls for “valid alternatives” to be considered More than 100 businesses, retailers and trade bodies across the food and farming supply chain have written to the Prime Minister urging him to ret... See more