Farm Business

Farmers are more confident of business survival than any other small business sectors, according to a survey by Hitachi Capital Business Finance.

Feed market volatility has seen prices hike in recent weeks, with some farmers reporting increases of £25/tonne at the start of April.

Retailers’ decisions to stock foreign beef at a time when British prime cuts are in desperate need of a market have angered the farming industry. But what is the effect on farmgate prices?

A farmer took to social media to highlight his anguish after a courier driver ran over his ewe, leaving it severely injured. 

The coronavirus pandemic has shone a spotlight on food security, giving us an opportunity to reshape post-Brexit policy around production, says Matt Legge, a sheep, beef and pig farmer from the Isle of Wight.

The Government must offer support for dairy farmers to stop them going bust because of the coronavirus pandemic, says Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron.

Issues such as a lack of agricultural labour have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, but Brexit is their root cause, says John Finnie, Green MSP for the Highlands and Islands.

AHDB has estimated the bill to the industry at £20 million for April and May, with 5,200 farmers suffering a milk price reduction.

What we hope for, and what we actually get, are often two different things. And coronavirus is proving to be a situation which can make the gap between hope and reality seem larger than ever.

NFU’s horticulture and potatoes board chairwoman Alison Capper has warned thousands of pickers are needed to fill ‘peak’ jobs for the harvest season fast approaching.