Farm Business

Moving away from the Common Agricultural Policy offers an opportunity to improve farmers’ mental health, according to Defra Minister Lord Benyon.

Leading Scottish crisp and snacks brand Mackie’s at Taypack will become wholly-owned by the potato farming Taylor family, after a successful buy-out.

Defra Secretary Victoria Prentis has said she is ‘happy’ with the initial take-up of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). Abi Kay and Angela Calvert report.

Many farmers are working alone under the false assumption they can, and should, do it all, which, combined with ever-increasing pressures on-farm, creates a ‘cooking pot of potential trouble waiting to happen’.

Rural properties, particularly those with land, are selling for far above what guide prices indicate, according to H&H

While interest rate rises and a cost-of-living crisis are creating economic uncertainty, the farmland market was expected to remain firm as investors look for a safe haven

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis said she will be backing Rishi Sunak to be the next leader of the Conservative Party. Abi Kay and Angela Calvert report.

NFU president Minette Batters has slammed the Government’s move to push through ‘last minute’ legislation on the legal protection of beavers before the summer recess, branding it ‘unacceptable’.

High input costs and poor selling prices are squeezing incomes at horticultural businesses across the UK. Cedric Porter reports from Fruit Focus in Kent.

The rollout of a usable cattle vaccine for bovine TB (bTB) will not eliminate the need for badger culls, veterinary experts have warned.