Farm Business

The future of farming and food security must be ‘at the forefront’ of the agenda for any newly-established Defra team after the Conservative leadership election, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has said.

Falling global milk volumes were expected to continue to support dairy prices but Arla was braced for a challenging second half of the year due to rising supply chain costs.

Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has said she will not introduce a Soviet-style food self-sufficiency target as called for by the NFU if she wins the election next week.

Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has said she will not introduce a ‘Soviet-style’ food self-sufficiency target as called for by the NFU if she wins the election next week.

Africa has received its first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.

The cooperative said the rise would help members ’contending with the recent dry weather conditions in addition to unprecedented inflation’

A Welsh dairy farmer has shared footage of rescuing three cows from bogs as a warning about the consequences of ignoring the countryside code.

Carrs Group has announced it has entered into an agreement to dispose of its interest in the Carrs Billington Agriculture stores to Edward Billington and Son Limited for an aggregate consideration of up to 44.5 million.

Carr’s Group has announced it has entered into an agreement to dispose of its interest in the Carr’s Billington Agriculture stores to Edward Billington and Son Limited for an aggregate consideration of up to 44.5 million.

The Government has introduced controls on the movement of pork and pork products into Great Britain in a bid to protect the domestic pig herd from African swine fever (ASF).