Farm Business

As tenant farmers wait on Defra’s next move on recommendations to improve the sector, chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to new Tenant Farmers Association chair Robert Martin

The Tiddly Pomme Farm Shop and Taproom shut down over the Easter weekend after 17 years in business due to a difficult trading climate

That was the message from new livestock board chair and Gloucestershire beef suckler farmer David Barton, who added the ‘unpredictability' of this strain of bluetongue was worrying

Deadweight beef prices began 2024 very strongly, although they have slipped over the past few weeks. However, the buoyant liveweight trade suggests that beef's bull run is not over just yet

34 per cent of holidays in Wales involve camping or caravanning with many farms hosting campsites

Over 60 tenants attended a meeting at Penrith Auction Mart last night (April 3). Many had either already been given notices to quit by their landlord or were having difficult conversations

Defra has confirmed details regarding fees of up to £145 which will be applied to imports of animal products and plants entering the UK from Europe

New figures have revealed only 258 police officers and staff are dedicated to rural crime teams across England and Wales

New proposals to raise costs will compromise food security say farming groups

As a glass-half-full person, I am hopeful that the new Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, will bring with him new insight, new vigour and new ideas