Farm Business

New data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed 22 farm workers were killed on farms in England, Wales and Scotland in 2021/22, a fall from 34 farm workers this time last year.

As the contest to become the UK’s next Prime Minister hots up, industry chiefs outline their predictions at this year’s GYS and what this could mean for future agricultural policy.

Scottish farmers and crofters are to be rewarded with a £50 ‘participation fee’ for filling in a Government survey.

The heatwave in the UK and much of the rest of Europe has breathed some life into the grain market, which last week fell to its lowest levels since March.

Harvest has started in parts of the UK as warm weather continues

Environmental targets enshrined in law will remain at the forefront of future agricultural policy regardless of who ends up in Number 10, according to a top Defra civil servant.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has batted away concerns raised by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) that agriculture’s progress on cutting emissions is ‘glacial’.

Labour shortages are already reducing dairy production and contributing to food price inflation.

Farmers have been urged to capitalise on the opportunities in the organic sector with the UK lagging behind the rest of Europe on converted area.

The race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party is hotting up. But what do the candidates have to say about farming? Abi Kay explores.