Farm Business

Delays in the rollout of the Government’s Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) are down to a deliberate policy of ‘listening, learning and improving’, Defra has revealed.

As war rages between Russia and Ukraine, is now the time for UK governments to press the pause button on agricultural policy reform and focus instead on producing enough food to feed the nation?

Rocketing input costs and disruptions to availability were raising fears of crops rotting in the fields and the collapse of the British pig industry.

Landlords resuming land from tenants to plant trees under a disputed notice to quit will not be eligible for funding through the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO), Defra has confirmed.

British Sugar said it felt it needed offer growers a guarantee on price in light of rising input costs

Farmers Guardian campaign reaches new heights as it launches to a non farming audience

Changes in agricultural policy mean there will be an increased focus on profitability. Andersons Business Consultants takes a look at the impact of inflation and cuts in support on farm businesses. Cedric Porter reports.

Emergency grants of up to £1,000 are being made available to farmers whose properties have been hit by recent storms, an agricultural charity has announced.

INCREASED sales at farm shops since the start of the pandemic means the industry now generates £1.4 billion in sales nationally and employs 25,000 people.

Levy payers have been urged to engage with AHDB’s Shape the Future campaign, with growing frustration in the number of sign ups as the deadline nears.