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Queen’s Speech — Debate (4th Day) (14 May 2013)

Lord Plumb: ...a particular pleasure for me to hear each of them declare their interest in agriculture in one form or another. British agriculture was not mentioned in the gracious Speech as such, but it is an industry that covers culture, education, energy, health and welfare, all subjects for this debate. I declare my interest as a farmer, a former leader of the National Farmers’ Union, a member...

Agricultural Wages Board (24 April 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Neil Parish: ...ourselves. Farming and the farming community have changed so much. Many hon. Members have made the case that farm workers are extremely valuable because of the type of farming that we carry out. In dairy farming, the milking parlours are equipped with computers which determine, for example, the amount of feed that the animals have. In the poultry industry, the buildings are...

Upland Sheep Farmers (23 April 2013)

Simon Hart: I apologise for not being here at the beginning of the debate. There has been a lot of talk about sheep, but I hope that the Minister also recognises that the dairy industry has been significantly affected. In some cases, cattle condition and milk yields have gone down as a result of the weather, so perhaps the banks and the companies that—

Northern Ireland Assembly: Oral Answers to Questions: Agriculture and Rural Development (15 April 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Michelle O'Neill: The dairy sector makes an important contribution to the local agrifood industry.  To ensure its future sustainability when milk quotas end in 2015, it is vital that it remains competitive.  My Department’s overall aim, therefore, is to help the dairy sector to improve its performance and grow its potential in the marketplace.  That work has included joint support with...

Biomass Power Generation — [Mrs Anne Main in the Chair] (20 March 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

John Hayes: ...that it would be wrong to be cavalier about that, just as it would be wrong—and I say this to my hon. Friend the Member for Hexham (Guy Opperman), who is a great champion of the wood panel industry, and rightly so—for us not to take into account unintended consequences. The unintended consequence for farmers, as my hon. Friend the Member for Montgomeryshire (Glyn Davies)...

Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill: Commons Amendments (13 March 2013)

Viscount Eccles: ...everyone says, "We understand. We are talking not about Nestlé or Kellogg but the small and medium-sized suppliers. We are also"-this is where we come to the heart of the matter-"talking about the dairy industry". I fully accept that that industry has significant problems. This is not the time to analyse them but I hope that we would have the opportunity to discuss this issue in much...

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Report (3rd Day) (6 March 2013)

Lord Cameron of Dillington: ...interest as a farmer. We have all received much evidence, both for and against, on this amendment. It seemed right to consider all the evidence and facts afresh, including my own knowledge of the industry, and to re-examine the case for and against abolition. I think everyone acknowledges that agriculture is very different from 60 to 65 years ago when the current Agricultural Wages Board...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Meat Products (4 March 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Samuel Gardiner: ...faced over recent weeks.  People's trust in food has been shaken.  Once that confidence is gone, it is, often, very difficult to get it back.  However, it is very important to remember that although the industry may have been caught up in the scandal, producers, namely farmers, have done nothing wrong.  I am as confident of the quality of meat that farmers produce today...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Schmallenberg Virus (4 March 2013)

David Heath: ...in 10% of the herd or flock, the cost to sheep farmers would be approximately £1 million, and for cattle farmers approximately £2.5 million. This is less than the economic impact of other common industry managed livestock disease such as mastitis in dairy cows, and foot rot in sheep. Widening the assessment to include counties deemed to be at low risk of infection in 2011,...

Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [Lords]: Clause 23 — Orders (26 February 2013)

Ian Murray: Sherwood, of course. I was not even in the right part of the country. The hon. Gentleman used the example in Committee of the dairy farmers dispute. In fact, that dispute would not have been covered even if the adjudicator had been in place, because there had not been a breach of the code. That example was interesting in terms of trying to keep the code live and make sure it is as responsive...

Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 — Exception for suppliers with high turnover (26 February 2013)

Philip Davies: My hon. Friend makes a good point. If he has a big problem with the middleman, so to speak, for example in the dairy industry, he should pursue his complaint with the middleman, rather than having a go at the supermarket. The hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mark Tami) made a point about special offers. There is a view that supermarkets have been forcing suppliers against their will to do...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Agrifood: Graduate Programmes (25 February 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Stephen Farry: ..., representatives from the sector attractiveness programme Tasty Careers have booked visits with 50 post-primary schools to educate young people and teachers about the wide range of quality careers that are available throughout the industry.  Discussions are also under way to develop a similar programme for universities so that they can target appropriate undergraduates who may never...

Horsemeat — Statement (14 February 2013)

Lord Grantchester: My Lords, I declare my interest as a dairy farmer with experience of the food chain. In today's industrial food chains, the situation that broke three weeks ago was never going to be the actions of one rogue supplier. Three weeks ago, my honourable friend the shadow environment Secretary of State, Mary Creagh, called on the Secretary of State to ensure that all horsemeat intended for human...

Common Agricultural Policy Reform (12 February 2013)

Roger Williams: ...English agriculture is therefore clearly closely linked to the income from the single farm payment. The challenges facing farmers vary widely. Globally, prices for commodities remain volatile, and the dairy industry has seen some of the lowest prices for milk in recent times. High input costs such as for fuel, fertiliser, feed and chemicals are hitting farmers across all sectors, too. We...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Farming (25 January 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Heather Wheeler: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of the voluntary code of best practice for the dairy industry.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Farming (25 January 2013)

David Heath: 2012 was a difficult year for many people in the dairy industry. However, farm-gate prices have started to improve and the new code of practice on contracts between farmers and processors provides a major opportunity for improved partnership working to overcome challenges and develop the industry's potential. DEFRA is currently consulting on new rules which could allow English dairy farmers...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Farming (25 January 2013)

David Heath: The industry code of practice has been agreed and published is ready to use following months of hard work on all sides. The government is encouraging dairy farmers and processors to press ahead so that they can start to see the many beneficial terms of the code translated into milk supply contracts.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Farming Sector (24 January 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

David Heath: I am always happy to impart information, Mr Speaker; that is what Question Time is for. I am encouraging early progress to implement the industry’s excellent code of practice. I am consulting on ways dairy farmers can strengthen their position in the supply chain through producer organisations, and £5 million of new funding has been made available to boost collaboration and growth...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Industry (24 January 2013)

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Antibiotics (Intensive Farms) (9 January 2013)

Anna Soubry: ...in the veterinary sector need to be carefully balanced to minimise undesirable animal welfare issues and not hamper the efficiency of UK food production in a way that could disadvantage the industry in relation to other countries where controls may be implemented less well or less effectively enforced. Good farm management, biosecurity measures and animal husbandry systems underpin the...