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Alex Black

Alex Black

Articles by Alex Black

Welsh farm incomes drop 34% in face of 'real challenges' for farmers

Farm Business

Welsh farm incomes drop 34% in face of 'real challenges' for farmers

Dairy incomes for the period April 2023-March 2024 plummeted 59% as milk prices dropped, according to Welsh Government figures

clock 21 January 2025 • 2 min read
January 20: Farming in Five: Asda joins retailers backing farmers against family farm tax

Farming in Five

January 20: Farming in Five: Asda joins retailers backing farmers against family farm tax

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black takes a look at the retailers speaking out in defence of suppliers on the family farm tax, the rise in firearms licensing fees and the appointment of Scotland's next Tenant Farming Commissioner

clock 20 January 2025 • 1 min read
Minette Batters urges PM to listen to her successor on IHT in her maiden speech in the House of Lords

Politics

Minette Batters urges PM to listen to her successor on IHT in her maiden speech in the House of Lords

The former NFU president issued a reminder that food security is national security, recalling the concerns about food security when Covid hit in 2020

clock 19 January 2025 • 3 min read
Significant increase in firearms licensing fees

Farm Business

Significant increase in firearms licensing fees

BASC has warned the decision to increase fees poses a threat to rural livelihoods

clock 17 January 2025 • 2 min read
Vertical farm opens at SRUC

Arable

Vertical farm opens at SRUC

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is the first higher education institution in Scotland to open a commercial-scale vertical farm

clock 17 January 2025 • 2 min read
January 17: Farming in Five: Weekly news round up

Farming in Five

January 17: Farming in Five: Weekly news round up

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black looks at some of the biggest stories of the week from foot-and-mouth disease in Germany to the latest on the family farm tax and the latest in the grain markets

clock 17 January 2025 • 1 min read
Tesco relaunches sustainable pig group

Pig

Tesco relaunches sustainable pig group

Farmers will receive a combination of cost of production and market price plus incentives

clock 16 January 2025 • 3 min read
January 16: Farming in Five: Vegans take aim at AHDB and a new chief exec at Hybu Cig Cymru

Farming in Five

January 16: Farming in Five: Vegans take aim at AHDB and a new chief exec at Hybu Cig Cymru

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses Chris Packham taking aim at AHDB over its 'Let's eat Balanced' campaign, Hybu Cig Cymru has appointed a new chief executive and Defra have come under fire for suggesting farmers produce artisan gin or crisps to remain viable

clock 16 January 2025 • 1 min read
HCC announces Jose Peralta as new chief executive

Politics

HCC announces Jose Peralta as new chief executive

Former chief executive Gwyn Howells stepped down in June 2024 after a period of extended leave amid challenges at the levy body

clock 16 January 2025 • 2 min read
January 15: Farming in Five: German imports banned after foot-and-mouth case and latest on family farm tax

Farming in Five

January 15: Farming in Five: German imports banned after foot-and-mouth case and latest on family farm tax

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses the foot-and-mouth case in Germany, the latest on the family farm tax row as the supply chain speaks out and why one dairy analyst thinks the new dairy legislation is 'impotent'

clock 15 January 2025 • 1 min read
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