Schemes
Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme set to be extended - NFU
The Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme has been granted an extension until the end of 2026, following successful negotiations between...
NFU
Agri-Business
UK farm orgs urge govt to change inheritance tax plans before Budget
Farming organisations have called on the UK government to consider alternatives to the proposed inheritance tax reform, ahead of the...
Rural Life
New town planning 'must value farmland' - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has shared its concerns over how the building of new towns could impact rural communities,...
Rural Life
Farmers second-most respected profession in UK - NFU survey
The British public has shown their support for farmers and growers, voting them as the second most respected profession in...
Agri-Business
NFU welcomes voluntary blood testing for TB
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has welcomed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) announcement of voluntary blood...
Agri Politics
Flexibility needed in SFI due to climate change - NFU
As the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) develops the next round of the SFI (Sustainable Farming Incentive),...
Agri-Business
Farmers to lead new UK project on TB vaccination for badgers
A new farmer-led research project in England is exploring how badger vaccination may be used within the tuberculosis (TB) eradication...
Agri-Business
NFU summit underlines critical water availability issues
The National Farmers Union (NFU) held a summit in Yorkshire focusing on critical water availability for farmers. The summit, held...
Agri-Business
NFU: Farm profitability review comes as industry 'confidence at all-time low'
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has responded to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affair’s (Defra’s) farm profitability review...
Agri-Business
NFU secures 150 water abstraction licences for farmers in England
The National Farmers Union (NFU) have secured 150 water abstraction licences for farmers in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The NFU...
Agri-Business
Müller invests £45 million in Yew Tree Dairy plant
Müller UK & Ireland has announced plans to invest £45 million into its Skelmersdale milk processing plant following its acquisition...
Arable
Emergency use of insecticide granted for beet moth in UK
NFU Sugar and British Sugar have being given the go-ahead for the one-time use of Coragen (Chlorantraniliprole) insecticide for beet...
Agri-Business
NFU member and egg producer wins court case on business rates
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of an egg producer and National Farmers Union (NFU) member regarding the...
N.Ireland
Review to tackle unfair practices in UK combinable crops supply chain
Arable farmers in the UK are to benefit from a new government review tackling unfair practices in the combinable crops’...
Agri-Business
Defra: Over £2.7 billion invested in sustainable farming
More than £2.7 billion will be invested in sustainable farming and nature recovery each year from 2026/27 to 2028/29, according...
N.Ireland
Red Tractor appoints first farmer as chair
The Ownership Body of Assured Food Standards (AFS), responsible for the Red Tractor food assurance programme, has announced the appointment...
Agri Politics
Former NFU president to lead farm profitability review
Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president and farmer, Baroness Minette Batters, has been appointed to lead a review of farm...
Agri-Business
NFU and former Defra minister call for new biosecurity plan
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for a cross-government biosecurity plan and sufficient investment to counter the increased biosecurity...
