Farm Business

It is hard to believe it was only two months ago when newspaper headlines read ‘Britain doesn’t need farmers’, says poultry farmer and owner of Flower Farm farm shop Patrick Deeley. 

Defra’s long-awaited dairy support package has been warmly welcomed but industry chiefs fear it has come too late and will not be enough to negate the impact of Covid-19 on farmers.

Refusing to extend the deadline for EU trade talks will weaken the UK’s position and play straight into the hands of the US and others, says Dr Nick Fenwick, FUW head of policy.

British potato stocks were 20 per cent higher at the end of March than at the same point last season, according to AHDB estimates.

A report published by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has revealed a ‘record’ improvement in retailers’ dealings with suppliers, but industry concerns over unfair trading practices remain.

British venison retail sales were worth £14.4 million in 2019, an increase of 11 per cent, according to the first figures to ever accurately gauge the value of the market.

A livestock farmer from the South East has been killed in a farm incident involving a bull.

’For many years, we have known that in order for the farm to survive, we had to diversify’ says Laura Lewis

Dairy farmers have teamed up to showcase support for Co-op, after it increased its premium milk price despite severe market disruption due to Covid-19.

A tenant farmer who will see 100 acres wiped off his land has highlighted the ‘unfairness’ of FBT arrangements.