Farm Business

A carbon border tax could be an ’appropriate mechanism’ to address the imbalance should overseas producers fail to meet the UK’s environmental standards, CLA president Mark Bridgeman has said. 

Van Dairy was at the centre of controversy following claims of breaching animal health and welfare as well as environmental regulations. By Bruce Jobson.

The Pacific free-trade agreement could bring 119 banned pesticides to the UK, spelling ’disaster’ for UK farmers, a new report by Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) has warned. 

Farm leaders have warned a trade war between the UK and the EU would be ‘devastating’ for farmers, as political threats on both sides escalated this week.

Farm leaders have warned a trade war between the UK and the EU would be devastating for farmers, as political threats on both sides escalated this week.

The scheme provides greater financial incentives for woodland creation, with £15.9m available in its first year

AHDB analysis showed the milk price to feed ratio was at a level which historically led to producers cutting back or quitting dairy

Britain’s agritourism sector is booming since the coronavirus pandemic, leading it to become one of the fastest growing sectors of the rural economy.

New measures to crack down on livestock worrying are set to be brought in across England and Wales through the Kept Animals Bill, which was introduced to Parliament this week.

A GDPR lawyer said the attack on JBS highlighted any business in the food supply chain was susceptible to an attack