Farm Business

A member of the public driving a mobile scooter on a farm track has died in a farm collision.

English farmers can tap into free bovine TB advice and increased trained vet visits regardless of their risk status, following Defra granting the TB Advisory Service (TBAS) Successor Contract to Farmcare Solutions. 

The Soil Association has called for a 50 per cent reduction in poultry consumption and a 30 per cent cut in production to enable the Government to reach its environmental goals.

Farmers should not anticipate too much change in light of the Government’s new public consultation on banning a range of polluting plastics this autumn. 

Romania and Ukraine will be major players on the international stage, as both countries report decent quality and better than average yields.

An investigation into a straw stack fire, which saw 600 large bales destroyed in a Northamptonshire field, is underway. 

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has warned uptake of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot may fall short of Defra’s target.

Arla bosses have warned the co-operative is braced for a challenging second half of the year, following a 3 per cent revenue growth for Arla Foods UK in the first half of 2021. 

Scottish charity RSABI has launched a new multi-lingual helpline to improve its accessibility to seasonal migrant workers who may be feeling the emotional toll of Covid-19 restrictions and post-Brexit visa requirements.