Farm Business

Questions surrounding labelling, animal welfare and the impact on devolved nations have been raised regarding the Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, which had its third reading in Parliament this week.

Farmers have expressed their concern about an ‘outrageous’ HCC plan to link Welsh red meat levies to inflation, at a time when businesses are already grappling with soaring costs.

Farmers have expressed their concern about an outrageous HCC plan to link Welsh red meat levies to inflation, at a time when businesses are already grappling with soaring costs.

Food valued at £1.8 billion is being wasted on UK farms each year, according to a new report.

Irish farms face an existential threat like no other, now the ‘emissions genie’ has been let out of the EU milk bottle, writes Bruce Jobson.

All poultry and captive birds in England are being ordered to be kept indoors in a bid to stem the avian flu epidemic.

The delay in signing a post-Brexit trade deal with India is cause for optimism on the Government’s trade agenda, according to National Food Strategy author Henry Dimbleby.

Dairy farmers in Wales have said it is unlikely they will sign up to the country’s new Sustainable Farming Scheme as its current terms will ‘inhibit’ production.

Domestic and global factors have combined to put pressure on grain prices, but there is still no sign of a significant drop in values.

A man who worked for more than 30 years on his family’s farm has won a Supreme Court inheritance case against his parents, in a landmark judgment which will have implications for succession plans.