Morrisons’ new private equity owner is looking at sales of its warehouses, fisheries and food manufacturing hubs in a sale worth more than £600 million.

Diversification which require small initial investments and low management were becoming increasingly popular as farmers look to replace the income from direct payments.

Farming more sustainability must be profitable and not come at the expense of food production.

Pig industry figures have called on Government to provide some ‘proper support’ to halt the decline in production as the industry contracts.

FINANCIAL pressures from rising input costs, the transition away from direct payments and the cost of living crisis were likely to hit farmers’ mental health in an industry which is already facing high levels of poor mental health.

Wheat markets have retreated from the highs seen in May following news Ukraine may potentially be able to resume grain shipments but news from the US continues to support the market.

Record high cull cow prices were an opportunity to improve herd productivity with the cost of keeping cattle over winter also playing on farmers’ minds.

Managing risks on farm will be more important than ever before, with organisation key

The standard pig price (SPP) has continued to rise with prices up 0.78p/kg in the week ending May 28 to a record 176.73p/kg, but it remains a long way short of soaring costs of production

It means the cheesemaker has delivered rises worth 9ppl across the three months of May, June and July