Farm Business

Food producers could be facing a ‘cliff edge’ when an energy and gas scheme comes to an end, NFU president Minette Batters has warned. By Chris Brayford

Agricultural organisations have called for the Government to make tax changes ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget (March 15), with the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) urging the Government to implement the taxation

Despite an increase in operating costs of 27 per cent, grain cooperative Openfield has reported a rise in profits from £0.1 million to £3.1 million in the year ending June 2022.

DEFRA, Arla and Danone are just a few of the industry names that are backing Food Waste Action Week, which runs until March 12.

Farmers First is a major player in the UK lamb market, but a payment issue in recent months and questions from former board members have led the company’s board to speak out. Alex Black met key players at the co-operative.

With a wide difference in incomes between different agricultural sectors this season, Cedric Porter reports on the latest Farm Business Income figures.

Common grazings have been a feature of the crofting areas of Scotland for centuries and cover still over 500,000 hectares of the highlands and islands.

Whatever you think about HS2 — the cost of it; if the country even really needs it — the way operators have handled it so far has fallen woefully short of what should be expected. 

After the success of the first round of funding in 2022, Katie Fallon looks at what is involved in round two of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund.