Defra’s latest fly-tipping figures fail to tell the ’full story of disgraceful behaviour which blights the countryside’, CLA president Mark Tufnell has said. 

A Somerset farm run by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farming (RABDF) chair and his family has been fined £37,184 for polluting a watercourse with slurry and manure.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has come under fire about its resource and delivery capability by industry after it left out individual scheme figures in its recent payments progress statement.

Robert Wiseman’s first ever signed dairy producer has handed in his notice to Muller, claiming it is no longer ‘economically viable’ for his business to supply the dairy.

Pork imports from EU countries with confirmed cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) must be halted or the domestic pig sector could face economic devastation.

Convenience and consumer thriftiness will continue to drive footfall through the doors of discounters, industry chiefs have said. 

A farming partnership in Kent has been fined £60,000 following an incident on farm which saw a 21-year-old employee killed while dismantling a redundant piece of farming equipment.

Farmers must comply with UK-wide housing measures to help protect poultry and captive birds against avian influenza, Chief Veterinary Officers for Scotland and Wales have urged, in response to the largest ever UK outbreak.

Transitioning from westernised ultra-processed products to real whole foods will see food framed as medicine and help combat diet-related non-communicable diseases. 

Farmers have been urged to be vigilant as rising fertiliser prices could lead to increased thefts.