Farm Business

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds unveiled further details of the scheme which is set to launch in June

The results of the officeholder elections were announced at the NFU Conference on February 25

Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins said the deckchairs have been rearranged one too many times for farmers since Labour came to office in 2024

The year has got off to a weaker tone in the British beef market, but there is still room for optimism among producers

Increasing demand for healthy homegrown foods were highlighted by Tesco’s UK chief executive on the second day of the NFU conference in Birmingham, with the focus on resilience in the grocery supply chain

Policy reform, political pressure and farmer frustration dominated proceedings at NFU Conference, as industry leaders challenged Ministers on SFI changes, Inheritance Tax and the mounting pressures facing the sector

What are the next steps farmers can take to stop the family farm tax at a time when some have argued that the fight to raise thresholds is 'dead' under the current Labour Government?

NBA and SBA chief executive Neil Shand said Scottish farmers must grow the Scottish beef herd to 79,000 by 2030 to meet market demand alone

Is the Government waging a war on the countryside with proposals to merge section 1 & 2 regulations on firearms licenses which could undermine the countryside, the rural way of life, farmers and gamekeepers?