Farm Business

Small business confidence plummeted in the fourth quarter of 2024 to its lowest recorded point outside the pandemic

The equivalent of 44 bottles of Scotch whisky were exported every second in 2024

Mr Shaw provides advice for Scottish farmers and landowners in preparing for future agricultural support payments beyond 2025

The Liberal Democrats MP has spoken about the difficulties farming families face in accessing Universal Credit support and why a change in system has left farmers going hungry

Restaurant chains have introduced 'surcharges' for eggs

Prior to the Budget, the Farmers' Union of Wales previously warned a worse case scenario of full ‘Barnettisation' of Wales' agricultural funding could equate to a ‘drop of around 40% in funding for Welsh farming - a cut of around £150m a year'

This week from Farmers Guardian's online editor Emily Ashworth

A chorus of tractor horns irked Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer so much he went on television to tell the public the Government had a choice to either lower NHS waiting lists or give farmers a tax break

UK sheepmeat production is forecast to grow by 2% in 2025, largely supported by a ‘higher carryover of lambs from 2024', according to AHDB analysis

The Prime Minister is understood to have no intention of attending the conference, with Defra Secretary Steve Reed expected to speak