Farm Business

“I have heard first-hand the experiences of farmers battling this disease"

Leaders from the animal health, aquaculture and agri-tech sectors gathered in Inverness for the A3 Scotland conference to discuss the major challenges ahead

As the G7 Agriculture Ministers’ meetings took place in Sicily, the presidents of G7 farmer organisations met to highlight the role farmers play in resilient, inclusive and sustainable food systems

Sir Brian May said he had stepped down amid concerns over failings in its farm certification scheme

"We know how much of a loss this will be for everyone who has grown up with Dairyland in their childhood"

FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the union's response covers ‘some of the benefits' which farm assurance schemes provides, but it also covers the ‘inescapable issues' that must be addressed

The chair of Labour's Climate and Environment Forum Baroness Young said she hoped the ‘multi-functional' land use framework would be operationally ‘sustainable'

Defra estimated an ASF outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million

This marks The Crown Estate's first acquisition of a rural estate since 2014, and is part of its new rural strategy to create ‘long-term value for the industry'