Farm Business

"Combined with the rising costs of everything associated with running a business, unfortunately, it is just not viable to continue to keep the doors open"

Machinery, labour and insurance costs have all increased significantly, according to NAAC

Australian sheepmeat made up more than half of the global trade in the product in 2023, with lamb and mutton production reaching record highs

TFA chief executive George Dunn said it was a shame that we needed a Code of Practice to tell people how to behave, adding 'for too long tenants have felt marginalised and mistreated and this Code of Practice is a major step forward for the sector'

New NFU dairy board chair Paul Tompkins said that if farmers knew what was influencing their milk prices, they would understand the ‘risk profile' of their milk and be able to make ‘business decisions' based on that

Prices have slipped behind 2023 levels for the first time in two years

NFU welcomes news of this year's extra funding but says Government should 'maximise' its support for farmers

NFU Scotland said, proposals from Scottish Government of a ban on the use of enriched cages to house laying hens for egg production would lead to retailers importing eggs from elsewhere with ‘no better or potentially worse welfare standards'

The Sturdy family, who are tenant farmers from Yorkshire said their ‘heart sank' after being told an appeal had been lodged against a decision to block a solar farm being developed on half of their farm