Agri-Business
What does the future hold for food and farming in Britain?
Robots, vertical farms and virtual fencing could soon be the farming of the future, according to a new trailblazing report...
NFU
Agri-Business
Study to explore the mental health of Scotland’s farmers
Researchers at Robert Gordon University are set to explore and enhance the mental health of Scotland’s farming population as part...
Agri-Business
Leading agriculture energy consultancy rebranded to NFU Energy
Agricultural energy consultancy FEC Energy has officially rebranded as NFU Energy. The firm was purchased by the National Farmers’ Union...
Agri-Business
Smith: 'Technology will be key in mitigating climate change'
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called on the Government to support investment in new technologies to help farmers in...
Agri-Business
Commons votes have 'done little' to provide Brexit certainty
UK farm union leaders have warned they are still ‘hugely concerned’ about how Brexit will play out following a series...
Agri-Business
Livestock Information Service can transform livestock sector – NFU president
NFU president Minette Batters has praised the Livestock Information Service, saying it has the potential to transform UK livestock farming...
Agri-Business
Improved BPS delivery but bridging payments still needed, NFU says
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for immediate bridging payments to be provided to the more than 5,000 farmers...
Agri-Business
Report recommending adults eat must 7g of beef a day branded 'overly simplistic'
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has hit out at a report recommending adults cut their daily meat consumption to the...
Agri-Business
UK farming industry urges MPs to take action to avoid 'no-deal' Brexit
Four of the main UK farming unions have today urged MPs to take steps for the UK to avoid a...
Agri-Business
NFU outlines its top 3 priorities for 2019 in New Year's message
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has said she is ready to make 2019 the start of a national...
Environment
Farmers urged to take part in the 2019 Big Farmland Bird Count
Farmers across the country are being urged to take part in the Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC), which is back...
Rural Life
Former NFU president awarded CBE in New Year’s Honours
Former National Farmers’ Union president Meurig Raymond has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours announced today. Meurig...
Opinion
NFU has gotten its principles all wrong
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is at least one ‘principle’ short, if my reading of the organisation’s latest Brexit demands is...
Environment
NFU magazine goes potty for peels in a bid to go green
Boiled, mashed, baked or fried…it’s well known that the versatile spud has a wide range of uses. But now one more...
Rural Life
600 schools enter NFU’s first national education competition
Nearly 600 primary schools, all vying for the prize of having their school turned into a farm for the day,...
Arable
Metaldehyde ban a 'big blow' to British farmers and growers
The banning of Metaldehyde is “hugely disappointing” and likely to put British farmers and growers at a major disadvantage internationally,...
Agri-Business
NFU agrees 6 principles to deliver best Brexit outcome for British farmers
An extraordinary meeting of the National Farmers’ Union Council this week has agreed six principles that will guide the union...
Agri-Business
Clarity on Brexit needed to allow farmers to plan for future - NFU
Clarity is needed from Government as to what the future farming landscape will look like to allow farmers to invest...
