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Alex Black

Alex Black

Deputy editor

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Articles by Alex Black

Pig prices continue to hit new highs

Livestock

Pig prices continue to hit new highs

Increasingly tighter supplies are driving pig prices to new record highs, but European price progression has slowed.

clock 09 April 2023 • 2 min read
Contracting prices to rise

Arable

Contracting prices to rise

Contracting price rises are ‘inevitable’ this spring as inflation continues to impact costs for contractors.

clock 09 April 2023 • 1 min read
Spike in demand for UK lamb ahead of Easter

Livestock

Spike in demand for UK lamb ahead of Easter

Pilgrim’s UK and Waitrose have both reported a surge in demand for British lamb ahead of Easter with roasting joints popular ahead of the long weekend

clock 08 April 2023 • 2 min read
Defra announces £110m funding for rural communities

Farm Business

Defra announces £110m funding for rural communities

The Government has announced £110 million in funding under the Rural England Prosperity Fund

clock 07 April 2023 • 2 min read
Over The Farm Gate Podcast - Easter Special: Lamb sales boost and recipe tips

Livestock

Over The Farm Gate Podcast - Easter Special: Lamb sales boost and recipe tips

In an Easter special, Farmers Guardian’s news team and guests talk about demand for lamb and recipe tips for Easter dinner

clock 07 April 2023 • 1 min read
Keeping an eye on the grain market: London wheat futures fall lower after last week's recovery

Arable

Keeping an eye on the grain market: London wheat futures fall lower after last week's recovery

New crop confidence is driving European markets while the oilseeds complex had a mixed week

clock 06 April 2023 • 5 min read
Government to regulate pig contracts

Livestock

Government to regulate pig contracts

New regulations to be brought in to tackle ‘unprecedented challenges’ in the pork sector

clock 06 April 2023 • 4 min read
First Milk drops May milk price 3.40ppl

Dairy

First Milk drops May milk price 3.40ppl

First Milk drops May milk price 3.40ppl which takes First Milk’s price below 40ppl from May 1 dairy prices British cooperative

clock 06 April 2023 • 1 min read
Loscoe appoints administrators after customers cancel orders

Livestock

Loscoe appoints administrators after customers cancel orders

The Derbyshire based business has been subject to a National Food Crime Unit investigation

clock 05 April 2023 • 1 min read
Major expansion in glasshouses needed to meet targets

Arable

Major expansion in glasshouses needed to meet targets

Britain must dramatically increase the amount of controlled environment horticulture it has in order to offset imports and meet health eating targets.

clock 01 April 2023 • 1 min read
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