Farm Business

Farmers have voiced their support for a farmer takeover or cooperative at Forfar auction market to save the mart.

For years we have had the choice to eat pretty much what we want. But with continuing price hikes and threats to trade, will we be forced back to the diet of yesteryear? Emily Ashworth reports.

Supermarkets have dropped their milk prices in response to falling farmgate prices, as they look to keep their prices low.

NFU Scotland has announced former senior civil servant John Davidson as its 11th chief executive

Red Tractor has vowed to strongly defend every aspect of its promotional activities, after a campaign group accused it of greenwashing agricultural pollution on an industrial scale.

The housing order for poultry and captive birds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been lifted today

Fertiliser prices have declined across the board since the turn of the year, with changes in the supply and demand balance and a fall in gas prices.

A Co-operative buyout is Forfar Market users’ only hope of being able to continue trading at the site.

Farmers bringing cattle into Scotland are to be subject to tighter controls in order to reduce the risk of spreading bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

With the media spotlight on farming like never before, and the cost of living crisis driving consumers to consider their spend on food, James Florey and his family believe events such as Leaf’s Open Farm Sunday are vital to build connections with the public. He tells Farmers Guardian why Churchills Farm, West Oxfordshire, will be opening its gates on June 11 and what his team has in store for visitors.