Farm Business

The Government’s flagship Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme will not get farmers out of the cost crisis triggered by the Ukraine war, MPs have been warned.

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed Ranil Jayawardena Defra Secretary. But who is he? Abi Kay explores.

The Cash Action Group and LINK have announced plans to preserve access to cash and banking services where bank branches have closed down

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis moves to the Department of Work and Pensions

Pig producers have lost over £600 million since October 2020, according to the latest estimates from AHDB, with the industry being in a continuous loss-making situation for 22 months.

Farmers across the UK are being urged to consider the implications of allocating land for tree planting, after a US report showed carbon offsetting has a number of potential risks.

Most native broadleaf trees respond to cutting by sending up dozens of new shoots the following year – a natural process which seems to have been overlooked by Government Ministers, policy-makers and non-governmental organisations with their futures invested in planting trees, says land economist Richard Edwards.

Former Defra Secretary Liz Truss has won the Conservative leadership election with 81,326 votes, making her the new Prime Minister.

Activists from Animal Rebellion were unable to stop the dairy supply chain despite protestors blocking Muller, Freshways and Arla sites. 

The dairy cooperative employs around 200 people at the two sites in England and Scotland