Farm Business

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt today delivered a budget devoid of any reference to farming, food or the rural economy, opting instead to focus on urban centres, childcare support and duty cuts.

A new campaign to ‘Spare our land for food and nature’ has been launched by countryside charity CPRE.

Food producers could be facing a ‘cliff edge’ when an energy and gas scheme comes to an end, NFU president Minette Batters has warned. By Chris Brayford

Agricultural organisations have called for the Government to make tax changes ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget (March 15), with the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) urging the Government to implement the taxation

Despite an increase in operating costs of 27 per cent, grain cooperative Openfield has reported a rise in profits from £0.1 million to £3.1 million in the year ending June 2022.

DEFRA, Arla and Danone are just a few of the industry names that are backing Food Waste Action Week, which runs until March 12.

Farmers First is a major player in the UK lamb market, but a payment issue in recent months and questions from former board members have led the company’s board to speak out. Alex Black met key players at the co-operative.

With a wide difference in incomes between different agricultural sectors this season, Cedric Porter reports on the latest Farm Business Income figures.

Common grazings have been a feature of the crofting areas of Scotland for centuries and cover still over 500,000 hectares of the highlands and islands.