Farm Business

In many ways, 2021 is the present we have been waiting for since the EU referendum in 2016. It is the year things really begin to change.

A last minute Brexit deal meaning trade with the EU can continue with zero tariffs and quotas has brought some comfort to British farmers but there are still big concerns over seed potato exports.

A recent survey of food and drink manufacturers has found 43 per cent of those currently supplying Northern Ireland are planning not to do so in the first three months after the end of the Brexit transition period.

By Hannah Binns and Alex Black In a year like no other, the farming community demonstrated unwavering strength and resilience in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, powering on despite lockdown to keep the country fed.

But the horticulture industry has questioned whether the visas will be enough to ensure all crops are picked.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a number of sheep were badly injured and killed in a dog attack.

Soaring retail demand saw dairy markets bounce back following a turbulent few weeks at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown.

The former Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has been appointed chairwoman of Assured Food Standards, the operator of Red Tractor, from January 1.

The industry was urging consumers to still buy larger birds and enjoy the leftovers

The Cumbrian farming community has vowed to continue the fight to secure land-based education at Newton Rigg College, despite a review concluding the site will shut as ‘no new suitable owner’ can be found.