Agri Politics
NFU urges candidates to back farming ahead of local elections
Candidates standing in next month’s local elections have a big part to play in helping to shape the future of...
NFU
Environment
Proposed planning rules changes to help farmers install small wind turbines
The government has announced proposals to relax planning rules to make it easier for farmers to install small-scale wind turbines....
Environment
Land Use Framework 'long on aspiration' and short on execution - TFA
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said that the government’s new plans for land management is “long on aspiration and...
Agri-Business
Farmers and NGOs call for UK standards to be applied to agri-food imports
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the RSPCA have called on the UK government...
Agri-Business
Tom Bradshaw re-elected as NFU president
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has announced that Tom Bradshaw has been re-elected as president. An arable farmer from Essex,...
Pig/Poultry
Egg sector housing needs a 'planning system that works' - NFU
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has published its first every egg sector housing survey, focusing on the age of layer...
Arable
SPS transitional period needed to avoid 'cliff edge' for GB farmers - NFU
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has said again how critical it is to avoid a “cliff edge” and ensure there...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru appoints new presidential duo
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru has appointed two farmers to take up the positions of president and deputy president....
Rural Life
NFU Mutual pledges £4m to support frontline charities in 2026
NFU Mutual announced today (Monday, 12 January) it will be funding £4 million for local and national charities during 2026,...
Schemes
Farm orgs respond to SFI scheme announcements
Farming organisations across the UK have responded to yesterday’s announcements from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)...
Agri-Business
NFU appoints new director general with mixed farm background
Sophie Throup has been appointed to succeed Terry Jones as director general of the NFU when he steps down in...
Rural Life
Farmers now have 'firmer ground to build on and grow in 2026' - NFU president
Farmers in the UK now have “firmer ground to build on and grow in 2026” according to the president of...
Agri-Business
Breaking: UK Government increases inheritance tax relief after farmer pressure
The UK Government has today (Tuesday, December 23) announced that the level of the Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold...
Agri Politics
NFU: 'Ball is now in Defra’s court’ on driving core priorities forward
Responding to the publication of the government-commissioned Farm Profitability Review, National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales (NFU) has said...
N.Ireland
UFU ‘welcomes’ high-level engagement on inheritance tax
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has noted the recent high-level engagement between the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president, Tom Bradshaw...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru raises sustainable farming scheme with deputy first minister
NFU Cymru has reiterated key areas where it considers the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) needs to continue to evolve to...
Dairy
Calls for fairness in UK dairy sector are ‘falling on deaf ears’ – FFA
Farmers For Action (FFA) has claimed that the recent appeals for UK dairy processors to uphold new fair dealing rules...
N.Ireland
UFU and NFU write to milk processors about ‘responsible behaviour’
Following a meeting of the four UK farming unions, a joint open letter has been written to milk processors urging responsible...