Farm Business

The Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) has reacted angrily to the news that Downing Street is exploring yet another delay to post-Brexit checks on food entering Britain, claiming it leaves domestic producers at a disadvantage.  

OF&G chief executive Roger Kerr said policy makers seemed reluctant to ’even mention the word’ yet used organic farms as examples of best practice

The businesses say they will now look to ‘rapidly integrate’ over the next few months

Farmers were also reporting delays in deliveries of the fertiliser they have ordered

Farming Connect, which provides ways for Welsh Farmers to develop their skills and business with courses that are funded up to 80 per cent, could be coming to an end after the pot of money set aside for the scheme is running

Farmers have until noon on March 31 to sign up to have their say in AHDB’s Shape Your Future campaign

Defra has announced a package of measures to help farmers with the soaring cost of fertiliser.

Defra has announced a new PCR test will be rolled out to identify Bovine TB for non-bovine farmed animals and slaughterhouse cases.

Moorland payments for 2022 under Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) have been increased by 60 per cent, following significant pressure from industry.