Farm Business

The NFU is backing a group of poultry farmers who are taking their fight for avian influenza (AI) compensation to court.

A row is brewing over the future of rural housing in Wales as the Government introduces new rules that business groups say will stifle tourism and limit farm diversification.

NFU Scotland is gearing up for an intense period of political activity in 202

Labour challenges are a constant plague for many UK farm businesses, but AHDB’s new campaign Labour Life Cycle aims to empower farmers to become better people managers. Hannah Binns explores.

The Government is being urged to consider introducing a relaxed visa system that would see migrants placed in rural communities for a minimum of five years to combat depopulation and the growing skills shortage.

Welsh farming unions and rural groups have come together to condemn plans by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to dramatically increase the cost of on-farm permits.

Almost half of sheep farmers in Australia were looking to increase their flocks within the next year with producer sentiment ‘extremely positive’ moving forward.

A NEW Members Bill on fly tipping proposed by Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser now has the requisite cross-party support to give him the right to introduce it to Parliament.

The new £62 million International Barley Hub (IBH) has been officially opened by UK Government Minister for Scotland, Malcolm Offord.