Farm Business

The Public and Commercial Services Union said it believed the strike action would have a major impact

With the removal of the Basic Payment Scheme, a new wave of financially incentivised schemes will come into fruition, so what opportunities could these provide for farmers who must now find the deficit? Emily Scaife reports.

A love for the Jersey breed, and the nostalgic taste of traditional Jersey milk, has seen one young farmer in Cumbria develop a flourishing on-farm dairy business.

Only half the amount of free range turkeys will be available this Christmas as a result of the avian flu outbreak, industry experts have confirmed.

Danish pig herd numbers have dropped to the lowest level in 22 years as farmer margins continue to come under pressure across Europe.

As recession hits countries around the world, market analysts were weighing up the impact on global grain demand. Alex Black reports from AHDB’s Grain Market Outlook

Grassland has so far been neglected in the development of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme and this problem must be quickly addressed, Lord Don Curry has warned.

The Government must do more to boost economic confidence if the agri-supply sector is to have any chance of withstanding further shocks, Ministers have been warned.

The East of England farming conference returned to the East of England Showground in Peterborough last week. Jonathan Wheeler reports on the highlights.

On this week’s Over the Farm Gate, AIC’s Jo Gilbertson takes a look at the factor’s affecting the market for fertiliser.