Farm Business

Government officials and advisors were wrong to tell the sheep sector to follow the business model set by the pig and poultry industries, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has said.

HM Treasury has reclassified silage film to make it exempt from a new Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) following urgent industry intervention.

It comes as the Standard Pig Price (SPP) dropped to the lowest levels since March 2021

The Governments failure to properly support nature-based solutions risks undermining the agricultural sector and net zero ambitions, a House of Lords report has warned.

Wealthy landowners will have ‘their pockets lined’ because of the way the budget for Defra’s Environment Land Management (ELM) scheme has been split, industry chiefs have warned. By Hannah Binns and Abi Kay.

The Government’s failure to properly support nature-based solutions risks undermining the agricultural sector and net zero ambitions, a House of Lords report has warned.

A lack of border control posts in the UK has left the country vulnerable to African Swine Fever, chair of the National Pig Association Rob Mutimer has said.

A trade deal between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will have very big benefits for the sheep sector, according to a top Defra official.

A trade deal between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will have ‘very big benefits’ for the sheep sector, according to a top Defra official.

AHDB has released it’s latest Agri-market Outlook