Farm Business

The Pope has come under fire after calling on people to eat less meat in order to save the planet.

With margins continuing to be eaten into by high costs, Cedric Porter takes a look at the market for beef and lamb

The processor said it will do everything it can to support its farmers and protect the security of supply.

Defra has launched a £12.5 million competition to help accelerate the development of technologies to create new sources of resource efficient, low-emission proteins.

Demand is expected to drop for beef, lamb, pork and dairy products as the cost of living crisis bites.

Regenerative farmers think differently, says Gabe Brown – and their minds, farms, and pockets, are often happier for it. He talks to Jez Fredenburgh about the importance of mindset.  

Defra must reword its ‘unachievable’ Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) arable soils standard on organic matter or risk it being snubbed by farmers, according to Stephen Ridsdale, chair of the British Farming Union.

The UK Government is facing legal action over its failure to give the public a say on post-Brexit trade deals, with farm and environmental groups joining forces to challenge the approach.

The UK Government has been urged not to rush a UK-India trade deal, which is expected to be ‘particularly challenging’ due to India’s history of trade protectionism and preference for ‘thin’ deals.

Farmers in England could receive funding by helping Defra test its Annual Health and Welfare Review.