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EY Americas leader: 70% of supply chain digital transformation efforts fail
ORLANDO, Fla. — The exhibition floor of the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium is annually marked by rows of providers of technology solutions operating out of booths adorned with buzzwords: AI, transparency, resiliency.…
Ingredient Agility: The Cornerstone of CPG Supply Chain Success
By Greg Heartman, VP, Product Management, TraceGains The supply chain crisis that began with the pandemic and deteriorated with geo-political and macroeconomic events hit food production harder than most sectors. And looking…
High costs and ASF lead to less pigs forecast globally in 2023
Farmers Weekly Rising input costs, disease risk and increased legislation are three key challenges affecting pig producers both in the UK and Europe. These challenges are leading to tight supply and a reduced global sow herd,…
Daily Infographic: 10 highest paying trucking salaries of 2023
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Council plan to spend rural cash on roundabout rejected
Farmers Weekly A Norfolk council has been told by Defra to rethink its plans to spend almost £1m of rural development cash on a new multimillion pound roundabout project. Last September, Defra allocated £915,788 of funding to…
Farming charities merge to extend rural support offering
Farmers Weekly Two well-known farming charities, the Addington Fund and Forage Aid, have joined forces to extend their support network to farmers and farmworkers most in need. The Addington Fund, which provides housing,…
‘Outdated’ Defra control systems putting food safety at risk
Farmers Weekly Food safety in the UK is being put at risk by “outdated, inefficient and expensive” Defra IT systems that are “at constant risk of failure or cyber-attack”, according to a new report. The damning dossier from…
Show more ambition in ELM to support better soils, Defra told
Farmers Weekly Defra must show more ambition in its support for healthy soils as the foundation for sustainable food production in its Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, industry leaders say. Cross-party MPs from…
Ceres Group to merge with property and planning specialist
Farmers Weekly A rural consultancy and its property division are joining forces with a planning specialist in a move designed to strengthen its position in the property sector. Ceres Group, an umbrella business for Ceres…
Lipsey Logistics blames weak freight market for layoffs
Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Lipsey Logistics has confirmed that it was forced to cut a number of jobs as the result of a “constrained and declining freight market.” “We have taken initiative for restructuring, controlling…
