Farm Business

Farmers need more stability and clarity about new environmental schemes

The National Pig Association has called for all non-commercial meat imports to be made illegal

Fruit and vegetable growers are shelving plans for growth due to the soaring cost of production over the past two years, putting the future of UK's horticulture industry at risk

Data from the auction marts is now available through the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association’s own platform

Minette Batters warned it was easy to say Red Tractor should be scrapped, but what would follow would be worse

With increased workloads putting extra pressure on civil servants, Rachael Brown spoke to employees about calls for a four-day week trial

We need to encourage policy makers including Defra and the Department for Education to take farming seriously and to work together if we are going to tackle the labour problem in the sector.

Lack of borders at UK ports poses real threat to animal welfare, say sector leaders

Defra said there would be a 10 per cent increase in the average value of agreements in the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship schemes, driven by increased payment rates.

Live updates from the Farmers Guardian news team at the Oxford Farming Conference 2024