Farm Business

A farmer has voiced his distress at the ’bullying’ tactics employed by consultants carrying out unauthorised preparatory work for a major water company on his land.

A Government decision to allow the UK to import 260,000 tonnes of raw cane sugar from January 1, 2021 will undermine thousands of UK sugar beet growers and jeopardise the viability of the home-grown crop, industry has warned.

A farmer has voiced his frustration at being unable to grow his beef business due to planning application issues with his local council.

The Scottish and Welsh Governments are giving their farmers more time to prepare for big policy changes than Defra in England. It is small, family farmers who will pay the price for this rush to abolish direct support, says Labour Shadow Defra Secretary Luke Pollard.

Defra Secretary George Eustice’s claim that the sheep sector may not need no-deal support is a travesty, says Ceredigion Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake.

As AHDB outlined its strategy for the next five years, Hannah Binns gauged the reaction from levy payers across England.

Farm shops and local producers will be the destination for 40 per cent of consumers this Christmas, with trust in the farming sector rocketing throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Another food and drink sector which has been struggling is food exports. Cedric Porter reports.

Farmers in Wales can expect to keep direct payments until at least 2022 under new plans outlined by the Welsh Government as it moves towards a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS).

A farmer has died after being crushed in a tractor incident.