Farm Business

The rural industry is facing pressure from factors including outdated and unreliable machinery, according to a Historic England report

Wales' First Minister Vaughan Gething and Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies have published the figures as part of their new 'Food Matters:Wales' policy document, which they are launching at the Royal Welsh Show

On the eve of the Royal Welsh Show, speculation is mounting around whether the Rural Affairs Minister will remain in post, after being offered a 'unity ticket' from the Health Secretary Eluned Morgan, as part of the leadership contest

FUW is calling for a 'fair, multiannual funding settlement' of £450 million per year in EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) legacy funding for agriculture and rural development in Wales

Farmers are considering data more closely when it comes to selling through the marts

Scottish prime cattle numbers have shown short-term resilience despite the decrease in Scotland's overall beef herd over the past year

Conservative MP Robbie Moore said he was concerned that the Energy and Net Zero Secretary had not listened to rural and farming communities after providing the green light for three solar farm developments in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire

Defra's latest figures revealed large decreases in crop outputs, poor yields and high global costs from the war in Ukraine had driven a 19% drop in farming profitability in England between 2022 and 2023

The Energy and Net Zero Secretary said the biggest threat to farming is from climate change and not solar farm developments

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley