Farm Business

Traditionally, the summer months are known in journalistic circles as ‘silly season’.

Farmers must not be forced to feed sheep a methane-suppressing diet which disrupts natural and well-established grazing systems, National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker has warned. 

Concerns over the cost-of-living crisis are influencing the beef market, but demand remains relatively strong.

Farmers wanting to reduce their emissions to help reach net zero are being held back by a number of practical and financial barriers, according to a new report.

CF Fertilisers has announced it will temporarily halt the production of ammonia at its Billingham plant, which will stop the production of carbon dioxide

Profits have slumped by nearly 60 per cent at poultry giant Moy Park as inflationary pressures weighed on the business

Following the news CF Fertilisers will ‘temporarily halt’ production of ammonia and CO2 at its Billingham site, AHDB takes a look at the impact on different sectors.

Soaring energy costs are forcing some farmers to consider cutting production, posing a food security risk.

Industry chiefs are closely monitoring the strike situation at Felixstowe port, with some branding it the ‘latest blow’ to the resilience of Britain’s supply chains.

The Government is being urged to put together a water strategy to protect food security, as farmers struggle with drought conditions across the south and east of the country.