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OPINION: Good on the UK'S NFU for battling to get supermarkets to prioritise local farmers' produce.

OPINION: Seven of the UK's major supermarket chains have now responded to the call for them to back the nation's farmers by adding 'buy British' tabs to their websites.

British and New Zealand trade negotiators are burning the midnight oil in a bid to get a free trade agreement between the two countries.

OPINION: Former NZ agriculture and trade minister, and ex-High Commissioner to the UK, Lockwood Smith, was the only non-UK member of the UK Trade & Agriculture Commission (TAC), which was tasked by Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss, to look at finding a way forward of Britain supporting trade liberalisation, while ensuring UK standards are not undermined.

A free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the United Kingdom will likely not be straight forward.

A UK-based company, believed to be the single biggest exporter of New Zealand blackcurrant product, has seen “very strong” sales as consumers in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic seek healthy dietary supplements.

OPINION: In March, the first national dairy-free milk delivery service will be coming to British doorsteps, a clear sign that veganism is on the rise in the United Kingdom.

The UK has recorded its first trade surplus for dairy.

UK Environment Secretary, George Eustice has an unusual solution to improving the environment: paying farmers to retire.

A 20-year old farmer’s tweet about her declining mental health has sparked a massive response online.