April 16: NFU says 'change' is clearly needed to ensure farm assurance is fit for a 'modern farming environment'

NFU publishes its response to the UK farm assurance review and commits to learning from lessons in the past when it comes to developing and implementing environmental standards, a 10-year vision for the beef sector to help build confidence and a sustainable future for British beef, and National Sheep Association revealed 87% of farmers surveyed have experienced a dog attack on their sheep in the last 12 months

Rachael Brown

16 April 2025 • 1 min read

The NFU publishes its response to the UK farm assurance review and commits to learning from the past when it comes to developing and implementing environmental standards, as well as launching a 10-year vision for the beef sector to help build confidence and a sustainable future for British beef, and the National Sheep Association revealed 87% of farmers surveyed have experienced a dog attack on their sheep in the last 12 months

Perthshire farming family joins fire service to support local community

Gov announces £46m for innovative ag tech

Farming in Five: Wales announces bluetongue restrictions and concerns about retailers' sourcing commitments [June 13]

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black takes a look at Wales' announcements on bluetongue pre-movement testing, worries as more retailers seem to be stocking increased amounts of imported produce and an artisan sauce maker has succeeded in their quest to create a 100% British ketchup

Alex Black

13 June 2025 • 1 min read

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Farming in Five: Is Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spending Review a betrayal of farmers? [June 12, 2025]

On this episode of Farming in Five, Farmers Guardian reporter Chris Brayford discusses Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spending Review.

Chris Brayford

12 June 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Farmers threaten to quit nature schemes if farm budget is cut

A new poll has found 95% of farmers would abandon land management schemes if Chancellor Rachel Reeves cuts the agricultural budget in today's Spending Review. Organisers of the Royal Welsh Show ban livestock from England and Scotland; Cereals 2025 gets underway and Muller unveils its new organic milk scheme

Jane Thynne

11 June 2025 • 1 min read