Farm Business

With the agriculture sector emerging relatively unscathed from the Covid-19 pandemic, India’s Government is using the crisis as an opportunity to implement reform. Amrita Nair reports.

With farming often viewed as a career for life, the need to upskill employees to increase motivation or improve staff retention has become a widely accepted concept. Hannah Binns reports.

The cooperative has announced its on-account price for conventional and organic milk will increase by 0.5 Euro cent from March 2021 in light of mounting farmer pressures from rising farm input costs. 

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the ventilation and temperature measures included in the livestock transport consultation were intended to support improvements in the poultry sector.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has promised to ‘respect the result’ of the AHDB horticulture ballot and remove the current mandatory turnover levy.

A report launched at today’s NFU conference will show how rural Britain is uniquely placed to help the recovery of the nation from Covid-19

A report launched at todays NFU conference will show how rural Britain is uniquely placed to help the recovery of the nation from Covid-19

Self-contained holiday accommodation, such as self-catering lets and campsites could reopen from April 12

A new £12 million research and development fund, Farming Innovation Pathways, has been announced by Defra and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Keir Starmer will call on the Government to address problems with farm payments, invest in agricultural skills and encourage people to buy more British food at the NFU conference