Farm Business

AHDB has stepped up its marketing and export ambitions in its new five-year strategy, unveiled today.

Rural communities in tier three restrictions have been left frustrated after being included in county-wide coronavirus restrictions despite local cases being low.

Inclusivity is vital to the success of global agriculture, attendees at Farm Africa’s coffee morning on Tuesday December 1 heard.

New housing measures to help protect poultry and captive birds from Avian Influenza (AI) have been issued by the Chief Veterinary Officers for England, Scotland and Wales.

Farmers gave a mixed reaction to the Government’s agricultural transition plan (ATP), with many fearing the consequences of less money flowing into businesses and the communities they serve.

A map depicting soil fertility every 30 metres across Africa could boost the livelihoods and human health across 54 nations, international scientists have said.

If Defra’s latest document is anything to go by, the path of agricultural transition will be beset by instances in which bureaucratic ideology butts up against the realities of farming and food production.

The Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2021 revealed two-thirds of consumers believed buying products with high assurance of food safety and welfare was more important than price

I’m no fan of Dominic Cummings, but it seems he may well have been fighting some battles on behalf of farmers, says Hywel Davies, who is a partner at Cyfreithwyr Llys Cennen Solicitors and helps his parents run the Aman flock of pedigree Texel sheep, the 2018 Champion Flock of Wales.