Farm Business

The Government is ‘not getting the message’ that the conservation sector needs financial support to weather the Covid-19 storm, the head of the National Trust has said.

The British Growers Association (BGA) has called for a massive expansion of the Government’s seasonal agricultural workers’ pilot after the coronavirus pandemic ‘shelved’ the Home Office’s original plans.

The processor has announced its liquid standard litre will remain at 26.75ppl for June 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

As farmers and landowners have just weeks to request an application pack for the Mid-Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme, Charity Shaw, of Fisher German, explains how it can provide favourable returns.

Set up in response to the milk market turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the campaign will highlight the important role fresh milk and dairy produce plays during the lockdown.

In a bid to help avoid the build-up of waste in homes and reduce fly-tipping opportunities, Government has called on councils to reopen Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs).

Following mounting industry pressure for Government intervention, a new fund has been announced to support English dairy farmers through the market turmoil caused by Covid-19.

Farm groups have hit out at the Government’s readiness to abandon a zero tariff trade deal with the EU.

Thousands of farming families attended The Greatest Online Agricultural Show last weekend (May 2), which raised more than £16,000 for five rural charities.

Combined with the contribution made by key workers in food production it has ensured overall food security according to the latest market commentary by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).