Farm Business

Biofuel policies were under question across Europe as the countries look to stem food price rises.

We welcomed spring 2022 with its sunshine, tulips flowering and Covid-19 hopefully behind us; only to then find another substantial challenge.

A free handbook has been launched this week to help farmers plan for the future during a time of massive change for the industry.

The Government must deliver an ambitious plan for the countryside if it is to win back rural voters, an industry group has claimed.

New Zealand was close to eradicating Mycoplasma bovis with just one infected property remaining in the country.

Businesses with borrowings will feel increased pressure at a time of already soaring costs after the Bank of England announced a rise in interest rates.

In the pages of last week’s Farmers Guardian Buy and Sell section there was an abundance of dairy herd dispersals advertised. It was indicative of the current state of that sector, with people looking to cash in while prices for stock are high and larger herds continue to add head count.

Tougher bovine tuberculosis (bTB) controls including diagnostic testing, cattle movements and isolation requirements have been proposed by the Scottish Government in a new consultation.

Defra has been asked by the Prime Minister to cut the number of civil servants it employs as part of a fresh efficiency drive.

Industry experts have warned Defra’s plan to offer English farmers an advance on their direct payments to help with soaring input costs is merely a ‘sticking plaster’.