Farm Business

Ahead of May's election, Jim Fairlie writes on how the SNP has put the interests of farmers and crofters first in its near 20-year term in office, and how the party will back the farming sector in the future if it wins a fifth election

Grant schemes run by water companies are a useful opportunity for some farmers to access funding for practical steps to enhance water quality and improve business resilience

Differing levels of government support for organic farming are creating a postcode lottery for UK farmers, with huge variations between England, Scotland and Wales

Rowena Ridgway, wills, trusts and tax partner at Aaron & Partners, breaks down the impact of recent APR and BPR changes on farming families and their succession planning

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said she will abolish Labour's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism if the Tories win the next General Election, adding it will place significant pressure on farming businesses which rely on fertiliser

To kickstart its Spring Push campaign on farming profitability, the Labour Rural Research Group wants the Gov to introduce honest labelling on country of origin food, to tackle unfair supermarket practices, and to protect farmers in trade deals from cheap imports

New survey shows eight in 10 people believe food venues should be required to tell customers where the animal products they use come from

Farmers had sought an increase of €0.02 (£0.017) an egg for free-range and €0.01 (£0.087) an egg for barn-produced eggs

Total market turnover rose significantly to just over £3bn highlighting both strong demand and significantly improved values across many classes of stock

Labour Rural Research Group member Maya Ellis writes on the group's Spring Push campaign on farming profitability, which calls for honest labelling on British produced food and stronger protections for farmers in trade deals