Farm Business

The MS for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire writes about his reappointment as Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary for Wales, SFS, and why the Welsh Conservatives stand side by side with farmers on Inheritance Tax reforms

British Wool said the current average auction price of wool was £1/kg, a figure not seen since October 2018

Brooke Rollins has defended US animal welfare standards, revealing America will seek opportunities in pig and poultry markets

Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins told Parliament that more farmers had recently taken their own lives following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget changes to Inheritance Tax

Company bosses demand Gov takes action to protect 'sovereign capability'

Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick has warned of the impact of losing small abattoirs on rural economies and animal welfare

A poll from Farmers Guardian has revealed around one in 10 farmers see the US-UK trade deal as benefitting British agriculture

Around 3,000 applications which were started on January 12 or later will be eligible to be submitted

Animal Justice Project has published footage of the conditions in which pigs were claimed to have been abused by staff at Northmoor Farm in Lincolnshire

While trade boards have welcomed aspects of the US-UK trade deal in presenting potential new opportunities for farmers, there is also emphasis for Government to go further in protecting British farmers' high welfare standards