Farm Business

Horticulture businesses have been ignored in Defras Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot, NFU vice president Tom Bradshaw has said.

An MP has accused Askham Bryan of asset stripping Newton Rigg in a brutal Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee hearing.

Horticulture businesses have been ‘ignored’ in Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot, NFU vice president Tom Bradshaw has said.

Phasing out of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments, rule changes due to Brexit and the impact of the pandemic have delivered a blow to farm businesses confidence, with short- and mid-term confidence remaining negative for the third year in a row.

An MP has accused Askham Bryan of ‘asset stripping’ Newton Rigg in a brutal Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee hearing.

Farmers were warning it could be the end of the British sugar industry if the processor did not take their concerns seriously

Tariffs could become a feature of food trade between the UK and the EU if their policies diverge in key areas over the coming years, peers have warned.

The dairy said it was serving notice for a ‘variety of reasons’ including locations, volumes produced and not meeting the standards required

The price has moved upwards on the back of rises in commodity prices

It follows the vote against the continuation of AHDB Horticulture last month