Farm Business

Supermarkets which continue to offer low milk prices to farmers in the current market are at risk of losing their suppliers, industry leaders have warned.

Rural young people will be recognised for the first time in-person at the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Club (NFYFC) YFC Achiever Awards.

Concerns have been raised about the ‘clarity’ and ‘practicality’ of Government guidance in relation to how the Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI) will apply to areas of common land.

Farmers are no longer encouraging their children to follow in their footsteps as they do not want them to suffer the same pressures they are currently facing, MPs have been told.

Fewer dairy farmers are leaving the industry despite ongoing challenges, new data from AHDB has found.

Farmers optimism about the future of their businesses has taken a nosedive this year, as stratospheric input costs hit bottom lines.

Scottish Government statistics released this week showed agricultural greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 2.9 per cent between 2019 and 2020.

Farmers’ optimism about the future of their businesses has taken a nosedive this year, as ‘stratospheric’ input costs hit bottom lines.

The closure of CF Fertilisers Ince plant in Cheshire is a further blow to farmers already suffering from soaring fertiliser costs, NFU deputy president Tom Bradshaw has said.

A £30 million-drive to boost on-farm innovation and productivity in England has been announced by Defra Secretary George Eustice.