Arable
'Your Harvest' campaign kicks off online for 2020
Arable farmers are being asked to reach out to the public and MPs through social media to highlight the importance...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Vets urge government to rethink balance on new Trade and Agriculture Commission
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has written to International Trade Secretary Liz Truss to raise what it described as “serious...
Agri-Business
EU wheat and barley production estimated down
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released on July 10, by the United States Department of...
Agri-Business
£2 million fund to grow Scottish forestry and farm businesses
Scottish Forestry is making over £2 million available to tree nurseries, small forestry businesses and farmers to help them gear...
Rural Life
Agriculture Bill amendment proposes end to rural digital blackspots
An amendment to end the urban-rural digital divide has been tabled as the Agriculture Bill starts its third day in Committee...
EU
European farmworker employers reminded of settled status deadline
With just one year to go before the UK Government’s Settled Status Scheme closes, farmers employ seasonal and permanent workers...
Agri-Business
TFA: New Trade Standards Commission must not become the ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has warned the Government that its newly formed International Trade Standards Commission must be allowed...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: 73 people test positive on Herefordshire farm
Up to 200 workers have been asked to stay on-site during a two-week isolation period at a farm in Herefordshire, following...
Agri-Business
Vet shortlisted in virtual pitch competition with gadget to identify heart disease in animals
A Scottish veterinary investigations officer has beaten strong competition from around the country with a virtual pitch for a gadget...
Dairy
NFU Cymru launches dairy contracts consultation virtual roadshows
Following the recent launch of a long-awaited Dairy Contracts Consultation across the UK, NFU Cymru has launched a series of...
Beef
Analyst compares impact of Covid-19 on beef markets around the globe
While the Covid-19 outbreak has been a global pandemic, it has had very different impacts across the global beef market,...
Agri-Business
Vets band together to form world-first industry sustainability body
A group of UK vets have launched the world’s first organisation dedicated to supporting the uptake of sustainable practices in...
Sheep
NSA ram sales in East and South West to continue despite Covid constraints
The National Sheep Association has announced it plans to proceed with its ram sales despite Covid constraints. The association confirmed the...
Agri-Business
Members of UK's new Trade and Agriculture Commission announced
Retailers, farming unions, consumer, hospitality and environmental bodies from across the UK have been named as members of the Government’s...
Agri-Business
Familiar face joins AHDB Dairy team in Scotland
Levy body AHDB (the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) has appointed Doreen Anderson to the newly created role of senior...
Agri-Business
Chancellor’s 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme offers hope of red meat sales boost
Farming and rural bodies say they are hopeful unprecedented measures announced this week by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to kickstart the...
Agri-Business
Market analysis: Butter prices continue rise…but still below pre Covid-19 levels
European butter prices have continued to trend higher in recent weeks, with the European butter quotation gaining a further 8%...
Agri-Business
Tractor protesters take to London to ‘Save British Farming’
A group of protesters in tractors have taken to the streets of London today (July 8) calling on politicians to protect...
