Farm Business

Farming Minister Sir Mark Spencer says Defra is confident the phase out will free-up more money for ELM schemes

Prime Minister says Government must ‘go further' to support farmers and 'secure the nation’s food supplies’

King Charles has accepted patronage for major agricultural societies across the UK

The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed that BPS would continue to be available in 2025

The Commissioner will be appointed this autumn

Campaign aims to highlight supply chain unfairness while in Wales, farmers once more take to the streets of Cardiff as minister prepares SFS update

NFU President Tom Bradshaw said: "The success of the bTB eradication strategy is dependent on a range of methods to tackle the disease, including badger vaccination, responsible cattle movements and badger control"

The committee has urged the Government to look at five key areas in 2024:- food security, fairness in the supply chain, future farming policy, labour shortages and the introduction of a Tenant Farming Commissioner

With dairies announcing unusual milk price rises for May, Cedric Porter takes a look at the milk markets

"This support is not only important for farmers and crofters producing a fantastic product from some of the toughest farmland, but also to the local communities which see a huge amount of reinvestment from these businesses"