January 21: Farming in Five: Avian flu found in commercial poultry near Wem in Shropshire

Description: In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown takes a look at the latest avian flu case found in commercial poultry at a farm near Wem in Shropshire, the latest on the independent review into UK farm assurance schemes and Morrisons' successful application for an injunction to stop farmers from 'unlawfully protesting' outside its stores and distribution centres after recent protest activity resulted in losses in the region of £200,000

Rachael Brown

21 January 2025 • 1 min read

Bluefaced Leicesters to £11,000 at Hawes

Students speak up for farming's future: "We need to get farming into schools"

Farming in Five: Milk price update, the latest on the beef markets and a look ahead

In this week's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black gives an update on milk prices as Arla, Muller and First Milk make milk price announcements, beef prices head above 700p/kg and a look ahead to next week

Alex Black

02 May 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

April 30: Councils to seize and crush fly-tipping vehicles to clean up rural Britain after farming families pushed into 'debt and despair'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses Defra's announcement to give councils the power to seize and crush vehicles belonging to waste criminals and fly tippers after MPs warned that farming families were being pushed into 'debt and despair' due to criminals dumping waste on their land, plus the sheep industry's concerns that destocking the uplands is leading to 'increased' wildfire risks, and the 130 jobs at risk due to the planned closure of Arla's milk processing plant in North Yorkshire

Rachael Brown

30 April 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

April 29: 100 days of Trump, protesters look to evoke wartime spirit and native breeds at risk

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency and its impact on farmers, the Save British Farming London protest taking place today, the native breeds at risk according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and farmers who ran in the London Marathon

Alex Black

29 April 2025 • 1 min read