Farm Business

S uggestions made by Jacob Rees-Mogg and others which we could import our soft fruit from abroad to override the labour issue caused a lot of irritation in the UK horticulture and agriculture sectors

Quality Meat Scotland said prime cattle prices began 2024 around 45 per cent higher than they started 2020

Increased exports to China boosted the Australian sheep trade in 2023

NFU Cymru said the projections from Welsh Government's latest SFS impact assessment predicted a 'shocking scenario' for Welsh farming

NFU deputy president, Tom Bradshaw said the industry was ‘seeing austerity in action', adding APHA were doing everything it could within its budget, but Government must give them better resources

Finance rates increasingly important following interest rate rises

Morrisons and Aldi have now made changes to their shopping experience to promote farm businesses and produce online through the 'Buy British' initiative

NFU Cymru deputy president Abi Reader questioned where the ‘800' figure for the amount of farms targeted for inspection had come from and what evidence it was based on, adding she hoped it was not a ‘witch hunt'

With biodiversity net gain (BNG) rules set to go live next month, law firm Shakespeare Martineau took a look at the opportunities and risks for farmers

Mr Packham shared his views on X and claimed Richard Ayoade, who voiced the adverts, had been ‘conned' and the campaign went 'against all scientific evidence'