Farm Business

"If the political ambition is not there, the business case is harder to justify"

Farmers are warned to expect a levy increase from next April, to help AHDB grow the services it can offer to farmers during unprecedented economic times

Managers of a controversial Welsh farm have pledged to keep food and farming at the fore, insisting that its plans will bring a £23m boost to local economy

Fertiliser prices have taken a further dip for the fifth consecutive month, taking the price of UK AN to below £400 per tonne for the first time since August 2021

The levy body said spending power has dropped 40 per cent over the past 10 years

Harvest 2023 could be one of the worst financially for several years with the huge rise in fertiliser prices and the drop in grain prices

David Fursdon will chair an evidence based review of protected site management on Dartmoor

The Defra Secretary also ruled out a ban on glyphosate at the Royal Cornwall Show

Staff at a plant-based meat company have been made redundant after falling sales have forced the firm to call in the administrators