Farm Business

Farmers receiving massively inflated bills have been urged to challenge the energy companies, after reports of people getting bills demanding thousands of pounds.

A new president and vice-president have been appointed at Pulses UK.

Rural action group Right to Roam is celebrating a year of mass trespass by launching a fundraising drive to enable the group to further its activities.

Not knowing whether they will have their farm in five years time or not is the biggest worry for most tenant farmers right now who are under a Farm Business Tenancy.

The Labour Party may have emerged as the overall victor in last weeks Local Elections, but both the LibDems and the Greens have cause to celebrate after making significant gains across a number of rural counties.

Farmers looking to invest in renewable energy to save themselves from high energy prices are left increasingly frustrated by poor grid connections.

The Bank of England has raised its interest rates by 0.25 per cent as it states that food prices staying high means inflation will fall more slowly than expected

Global grain futures have attempted, with mixed success, to build on recoveries staged late last week while uncertainty continues surrounding the renewal of the Black Sea export corridor deal

Growers can expect more volatility in the grain market in the short and longer term as weather and geopolitical factors combine.

Yorkshire-based meat company Heck has been forced to cut its vegan range owing to low sales.