Farm Business

Farmers hoping for a quiet 2022 following several years upheaval due to Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic were left disappointed. Abi Kay takes a look back over the past 12 months.

As 2022 draws to a close, Cedric Porter reflects on the year and assesses 2023

Pig and poultry farmers faced steep challenges in 2022 while other sectors fared better. Cedric Porter takes a look back at the year for the livestock sector

As it opened its new £20 million creamery investment in Cumbria, Alex Black spoke to First Milk chief executive Shelagh Hancock about the impact of the upgrade

On-farm renewable energy projects are being severely hampered by an inability to secure grid connections and planning permission.

Hope that a bird flu vaccine may be in the offing is all that is keeping some poultry producers going after a terrible year.

NFU Scotland has launched a survey to help it assess the scale of change brought about by this year’s unprecedented input costs and flat-lining output prices.

The UK throws away enough poultry to make 800 million Boxing Day curries, while the amount of potatoes that are binned could cook up Christmas Day roasties to satisfy for the nation for the next 48 years, according to new figures from non-governmental org

Academics have called on the Government to publish an annual report on the state of the UK’s food security.

Rob farms on the Worcestershire/Herefordshire border with his parents and young family, growing combinable and forage crops with a mix of owned, tenanted and contracted land. An agronomist for Edaphos, Rob also hosts AHDB Monitor Farm events.