Farm Business

The heatwave in the UK and much of the rest of Europe has breathed some life into the grain market, which last week fell to its lowest levels since March.

Harvest has started in parts of the UK as warm weather continues

Environmental targets enshrined in law will remain at the forefront of future agricultural policy regardless of who ends up in Number 10, according to a top Defra civil servant.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has batted away concerns raised by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) that agriculture’s progress on cutting emissions is ‘glacial’.

Labour shortages are already reducing dairy production and contributing to food price inflation.

Farmers have been urged to capitalise on the opportunities in the organic sector with the UK lagging behind the rest of Europe on converted area.

The race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party is hotting up. But what do the candidates have to say about farming? Abi Kay explores.

The livestock sector has a proven track record of attracting and maintaining domestic labour on-farm, with an extremely low reliance on migrant workers. Hannah Binns explores the reasons behind this.

Welsh farmers can tap into a series of free online workshops designed to help them stay fit to farm.

Government Food Tsar Henry Dimbleby has said the upcoming land use framework promised by Ministers will reveal ‘stark trade-offs’ about how much meat the country can produce and where.