Farm Business

Handling livestock, particularly cattle, always involves the risk of injury, but putting certain measures in place and always adhering to strict protocols can reduce that risk to yourself, your employees and visitors.

Farmers have been urged to be vigilant as rising fertiliser prices could lead to increased thefts.

Increasing cattle-related fatalities in the last five years have led to industry calls for livestock to be handled and treated with caution.

Skyrocketing shipping price hikes have hit the ‘big five’ global meat exporters as Covid-19 continues to play havoc in global markets. By Bruce Jobson

Students showcased their climate-smart farming inventions at the House of Commons this week as part of the NFU’s Farmvention competition.

Wine prices could rise in 2022 following soaring inflation input costs being felt across UK vineyards. 

Forecasters have warned the weather is set to turn colder as UK farmers experience a first taste of winter. 

Processors and retailers have been warned to stop playing the blame game or face dairy farmers banging on their doors to get the price rises they need.

A dairy farmer who says he is lucky to be alive after he was impaled by a three-foot bale spike hopes his story will act as a warning to other farmers to prioritise health and safety and not be complacent.

Government plans to scrap the sale of all diesel-fuelled heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) by 2040 could disrupt middle-sized food business and the suppliers of farm inputs, industry chiefs have warned.