Farm Business

With farmers still facing long delays in the delivery of farm machinery, Cedric Porter spoke to manufacturers at CropTec about the supply and demand of equipment

The three Environmental Land Management schemes are to remain in place incorporating an enhanced Countryside Stewardship scheme that will be more closely linked to Local Nature Recovery, the Secretary of State for Defra Therese Coffey, has revealed.

Lancashire turkey farmer Paul White has appealed to the public to support small-scale producers who are losing out to frozen turkeys as people look to secure a turkey ahead of Christmas Day

Poultry farmers have been reminded new compulsory biosecurity and housing measures to protect against avian influenza come into force on Friday (December 2)

The Public and Commercial Services Union said it believed the strike action would have a major impact

The processor said it was ’inevitable’ it would be the first to drop because of its ’position in the market place’

With the removal of the Basic Payment Scheme, a new wave of financially incentivised schemes will come into fruition, so what opportunities could these provide for farmers who must now find the deficit? Emily Scaife reports.

Only half the amount of free range turkeys will be available this Christmas as a result of the avian flu outbreak, industry experts have confirmed.

A love for the Jersey breed, and the nostalgic taste of traditional Jersey milk, has seen one young farmer in Cumbria develop a flourishing on-farm dairy business.

As recession hits countries around the world, market analysts were weighing up the impact on global grain demand. Alex Black reports from AHDB’s Grain Market Outlook