Farm Business

There is ’strong appetite’ among farmers to tap into the organics sector, with government funding offering incentives for land conversion, industry chiefs have said.

The Government has rejected a call from MPs for an automatic planning presumption against the development of new poultry or other intensive livestock units.

A man has been charged with three counts of arson following fires which caused more than £680,000 of damage and killed 50 pigs.

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

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.

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

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