Farm Business

The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has called for a rethink of the way farm animals are fed, branding the current approach ‘inherently inefficient’.

The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution has launched a ‘return to school’ grant to help farming families cover the cost of school uniforms, P.E. kit and other equipment.

The Government does not appear to have a plan to tackle the catastrophic worldwide hunger crisis caused by the war in Ukraine and other issues, MPs on the International Development Committee have warned.

A farmer in Somerset has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 after pleading guilty to polluting the River Frome.

Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader but says he will continue as prime minister until the autumn

Farmers hoping for relief from high input prices were likely to be disappointed, with costs expected to remain high for at least the rest of the year and much longer if there is continued disruption to global supply chains.

Rural renters may be subjected to higher rents and increased living pressures as a result of the Government’s shake-up of the to-let property sector.

Burger King UK’s Tim Doubleday is passionate about its approach to sustainability – and that of the wider hospitality sector. Emma Penny reports.