Farm Business

UK restaurant chains have been accused of failing British farmers by serving lower welfare, ultra-processed meat from places such as Thailand, China and Brazil.

Protestors from animal rights organisation Animal Rebellion have scaled the face of Defra’s second main office in London to demand the UK Government ’defund meat and subsidise plant-based alternatives’.

Stuart Roberts, deputy president of the NFU, has announced he will not seek re-election or nomination for any of the national positions after four years as a union officeholder.

The cooperative said it was now focused on recovering costs in the market place as farmers face inflationary costs on farm

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) says it is the second time this year the FSA has committed a data breach disclosing details of several of its members

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) says it is the second time this year the FSA has committed a data breach disclosing details of several of its members

Mental well-being of those working within agriculture has come under the spotlight in recent months, as more than one-third (36 per cent) of farmers are probably or possibly depressed.

Mental well-being of those working within agriculture has come under the spotlight in recent months, as more than one-third (36 per cent) of farmers are probably or possibly depressed.

Women now make-up the majority of students studying agriculture at Aberystwyth University, a record first in the institution’s history.

A shortage of qualified vets applying for positions in Wales has sparked a call out by the largest UK vet provider Eville and Jones.