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Author profile

Alex Black

Alex Black

Articles by Alex Black

Focus on functionality of the cow, says US breeder

Livestock

Focus on functionality of the cow, says US breeder

Functionality is the key driver of profitability in the suckler herd across both the UK and the US and must not be forgotten in the drive for growth and muscle.

clock 15 October 2022 • 3 min read
Pig prices recover after drop

Farm Business

Pig prices recover after drop

Pig prices were heading back in the right direction after the first reverse in the Standard Pig Price since February.

clock 15 October 2022 • 1 min read
Government urged to review FTA report response

Farm Business

Government urged to review FTA report response

The Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has urged the new Government to reconsider its response to a report on the impact of the Australian free trade agreement (FTA), after a ‘disappointing’ response from the

clock 15 October 2022 • 2 min read
More than a quarter of farmers plan to cut back or cease farming

Farm Life

More than a quarter of farmers plan to cut back or cease farming

More than a quarter of farmers now plan to cut back or cease farming as the average age of farmers continues to climb.

clock 07 October 2022 • 2 min read
UKs largest fruit producer and processor sold

Arable

UKs largest fruit producer and processor sold

Fourayes has been sold to multinational baking, patisserie and chocolate ingredients company Puratos UK

clock 06 October 2022 • 1 min read
UK's largest fruit producer and processor sold

Arable

UK's largest fruit producer and processor sold

Fourayes has been sold to multinational baking, patisserie and chocolate ingredients company Puratos UK

clock 06 October 2022 • 1 min read
Three South African farmers brutally murdered in less than a week

Farm Business

Three South African farmers brutally murdered in less than a week

Concerns have been raised over an ethos which is conductive to the killing of farmers in South Africa, after three farm murders in less than a week.

clock 05 October 2022 • 1 min read
Three South African farmers 'brutally' murdered in less than a week

Farm Business

Three South African farmers 'brutally' murdered in less than a week

Concerns have been raised over an ‘ethos which is conductive to the killing of farmers’ in South Africa, after three farm murders in less than a week.

clock 05 October 2022 • 1 min read
Dairy profits up but cash is king

Dairy

Dairy profits up but cash is king

Old Mill farm accountants urged farmers to focus on efficiency at the Dairy Show on October 5

clock 05 October 2022 • 3 min read
First Milk announces November price rise

Dairy

First Milk announces November price rise

Its member milk price will increase by 0.3ppl in November

clock 03 October 2022 • 1 min read
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