Agri Politics
Food and drink industry 'key to the country’s economic recovery' post lockdown
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out his four-step plan to lift lockdown restrictions across the UK which...
Agri Politics
Agri Politics
Eustice sets out approach for future agricultural policy
Environment Secretary George Eustice has said farmers can face the future with confidence now that we have left the EU...
Agri Politics
'The market is failing to deliver sustainable solutions for farm tenancies' - TFA
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is lobbying for changes in the taxation framework within which farm tenancies operate to secure...
Arable
'British Sugar package will do nothing to retain growers' - NFU
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Sugar board chairman Michael Sly has responded to the launch of British Sugar’s ‘Beet Package Plus’....
Agri-Business
BVA welcomes new strategy on #VetDiversity
Diversity and inclusion must be embraced by the veterinary professions, said the British Veterinary Association (BVA) as it welcomed the...
Agri Politics
61% vote in favour to discontinue AHDB horticulture levy
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced that 61% of its voters have voted in favour of discontinuing...
Schemes
Farmers urged to be on the lookout for exclusions or reduction letters
Land agency Galbraith is urging farmers to look out for an email or letter from SGRPID from this Monday (February...
Agri Politics
Martin Kennedy elected as 63rd president of NFU Scotland
Highland Perthshire farmer Martin Kennedy has been elected the 63rd president of National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland. Kennedy, who has...
Agri Politics
NFUS president and vice-president thanked for contributions as they prepare to step down
NFU Scotland Chief Executive Scott Walker has said ‘family is at the heart of NFU Scotland’ during his address to...
Agri-Business
FUW meets with BMPA to discuss Brexit concerns on meat exports
Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) members from Montgomeryshire, as well as the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), have met with...
Agri Politics
Welsh farming unions raise concerns about future direction of Welsh agri policy
The Welsh farming unions and Wales YFC have written to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to express...
Agri Politics
Grants to be made available for farmers to prepare for new ammonia permitting rules
Farmers should prepare for significant changes when it comes to ammonia emissions after Farming Minister Victoria Prentis announced plans to...
Agri Politics
Tenant farmers show strong interest in BPS Lump Sum exit scheme
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has published the findings of its survey of tenant farmer views on the Department for...
Agri Politics
NFU Scotland urges members to engage with Red Tractor review
Red Tractor Assurance is undertaking a periodic review of farm assurance standards across multiple sectors and NFU Scotland is urging...
Agri Politics
FUW appoints new group managing director
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has announced a new role – FUW group managing director, who will oversee the...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes new chair of HCC
NFU Cymru has congratulated Catherine Smith on her appointment as the new chair of Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC). Food Business...
Agri Politics
'Safeguarding the welfare of animals should be the primary focus of any regulatory change'
Any regulatory changes introduced as a result of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) consultation on the...
Dairy
Farming unions give their support to new dairy Code of Conduct
Four UK farming unions – the National Farmers Union (NFU); NFU Cymru; Ulster Farmers Union (UFU); and NFU Scotland –...
