Farm Business

Tractor registrations are down 36 per cent on the same month last year

With public and private money being funnelled into regen agriculture, farmers are considering changing their practices to make them sustainable. But how can you begin the journey? Cedric Porter and Jez Fredenburgh report.

Celebrations for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha have provided a boost around the sheep rings.

Dairy farmers have seen no ‘net’ benefit to their finances from record high milk prices with input cost rises cancelling out the price increases.

A new program of support is available for farming families looking to reduce their carbon footprint.

Any new Prime Minister must support agricultural innovation if they are serious about ensuring food security, says Josh Woolliscroft, head of policy and public affairs at CropLifeUK.

Defra is hoping to change its ‘strained’ relationship with industry going forward, according to Jonathan Marsden, head of Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) standards.

New data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed 22 farm workers were killed on farms in England, Wales and Scotland in 2021/22, a fall from 34 farm workers this time last year.

As the contest to become the UK’s next Prime Minister hots up, industry chiefs outline their predictions at this year’s GYS and what this could mean for future agricultural policy.

Scottish farmers and crofters are to be rewarded with a £50 ‘participation fee’ for filling in a Government survey.