Farm Business

As part of its consumer-focused marketing strategy, British Wool has launched an e-commerce website, selling an array of wool-rich clothing, bedding, insulation and dog beds direct to shoppers.

An educational resource pack which aims to communicate crucial messages to Key Stage 2 pupils about the Countryside Code through fun activities has been launched by the CLA.

In drawing together the disparate strands of social inequality, diet-related ill-health and the farming systems that underpin the food system, Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy is a vast and challenging piece of work.

Tree species, location, soil type and exposure to weather must be taken into account to ensure farmers are planting trees in the best place for long-term success while still recognising food production.

The ‘backbone of Britain’s rural communities’ will be broken if small farms are allowed to go bust, Prince Charles has warned.

The UK Government’s food tsar, Henry Dimbleby, has urged Ministers to guarantee the budget for farm payments until at least 2029 to ensure farmers are ‘properly recompensed’ for moving towards more sustainable practices.

Defra Secretary George Eustice faced a barrage of questions concerning the future of the farming industry as he spoke to journalists in one of agriculture’s heartlands.

Markets were looking forward to welcoming people back when restrictions ease in England on July 19

Chief executive Shelagh Hancock said they were able to rapidly adapt and respond positively to the challenges in an ’extraordinary year’

The global situation for beef may be uncertain, but consumers were demanding provenance, health, sustainability and animal welfare which could open opportunities for Welsh beef