Agri-Business
Union pushes for delay to Sustainable Farming and our Land consultation
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has urged senior politicians at this week’s Pembrokeshire Show to push back the deadline for...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Farmers for a People’s Vote: New lobby group forms
A new lobby group representing UK farmers is being launched today (Thursday, August 15) to warn against the risks of...
Agri-Business
Police forced to release coursers after witnesses refuse to give statements
A gang of illegal hunters in Cambridgeshire are thought to be behind an abandoned car which was burned out on...
Agri-Business
World’s largest urban farm set to open…on a Paris roof
The world’s largest urban farm is set to be opened in Paris in the year 2020 – on the rooftop...
Agri-Business
US corn price drops dramatically
The price of corn in the US has dropped as stocks and yield have both been estimated up. At close...
Agri-Business
Police issue warning after Weymouth veterinary burglaries
Police are appealing for help after medicines for animal use were stolen from a veterinary practice in Weymouth – nearly...
Agri-Business
Defra to make £2 million available to help Yorkshire farmers
The Government has announced it will make more than £5 million available to support communities and businesses impacted by this...
Agri-Business
Third of Welsh cows culled due to TB hail from Pembrokeshire
Closer analysis of Government statistics reveal the staggering toll of bovine TB on Pembrokeshire farmers. As local farmers gather for...
Agri-Business
Emergency funding released for Yorkshire farmers
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has announced that it will donate £50,000 from its emergency fund to help farmers and rural...
Rural Life
Students launch petition to 'save' university farm from sale
A group of students has put together a petition to ‘save’ Royal Agricultural University’s Harnhill Manor Farm from sale. The Royal Agricultural...
Agri-Business
Ear tag firm staff take on Hadrian's Wall for rural mental health charity
Allflex Livestock Intelligence staff have paired with a mental health charity to trek a gruelling 84-miles across Hadrian’s Wall in...
Agri-Business
NFU: Government must commit to keep Britain’s food self-sufficiency above 61%
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for the Government to ensure a secure supply of home-grown food after new...
Agri-Business
Grain price: No pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
There doesn’t look to be any pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for this season, despite what...
Agri-Business
Farm unions accuses media of 'inflating' IPCC report
National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has accused the British media of “inflating” the findings of a report by published...
Rural Life
Council calls for Government action to help with Dales farmers' plight
England’s largest council has issued a plea to Government to release emergency funds to help farmers whose businesses have been...
Agri-Business
Poultry farmer named North East's 'Unsung Hero'
A stalwart of both the poultry industry and NFU Scotland has taken the NFU Scotland North East Region’s ‘Unsung Hero’...
Agri-Business
Applications open for new veterinary pathway at Harper Adams
Harper Adams has created a new route for students who miss out on, or are not quite ready for vet...
Arable
Future of chemistry focus at Potatoes in Practice
The future of chemicals in arable farming has taken central focus at Potatoes in Practice – the UK’s largest field-based...
