Farm Business

Speaking at the Pig and Poultry fair Red Tractor's head of operations, Philippa Wiltshire, stressed lessons were being learned, especially in areas important to farmers — ‘value, audit efficiency and transparency'

This week from Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business

What have leaders of political parties in Scotland made to the Prime Minister's announcement to call a General Election on July 4?

Liberal Democrats said they would increase the farming budget by £1 billion a year to support nature-friendly farming and bring down food prices

Sir Keir Starmer said the next General Election presented the public with an opportunity for change

The new BTV-3 Government framework sets out how disease control efforts will focus on movement control of susceptible animals and their germinal products as a precautionary tool to stem spread of the disease, until a safe and effective vaccine

Dr Neil Hudson MP, representing Penrith and the Borders, said the Prime Minister was the ideal 'countryside candidate' to lead the Conservatives at the next General Election on July 4

National Pig Association chief executive Lizzie Wilson told visitors to the Pig and Poultry Fair in Birmingham that worrying amounts of illegally imported pigmeat being seized at the Port of Dover increased the UK's exposure to ASF

Sir Mark Spencer has held the Sherwood seat since 2010

Ahead of the Farm to Fork summit, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells Farmers Guardian about his plans for the sector