Farm Business

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

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.

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

The Government has pledged more than £100m to help level up rural communities and businesses, it has been announced.

Planting more trees and woodlands is a key part of the Government’s plan to level up the rural economy and deliver for nature, people and jobs, according to Defra.

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.

Soaring input costs are forcing farmers to put climate action on hold, leading to feelings of frustration and guilt, according to new research from NatWest.

Farm groups have blasted campaigners who have launched a legal challenge against the Government, claiming it has failed to act quickly enough to cut emissions from livestock and dairy.