Farm Business

Farmers and land managers will have greater freedom and more choice in the future thanks to the Government’s new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme, says High Peak Conservative MP Robert Largan.

The UK Government’s decision to cut agricultural funding in the devolved nations will have far-reaching consequences for every farm in Wales, says Plaid Cymru MS Llyr Gruffydd.

Industry bodies have called for heavy investment in a local abattoir network after the Government launched a consultation on banning live exports.

A grant from the Garfield West Foundation has been awarded to the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) to fund a business and mental resilience programme.

Industry leaders remain optimistic about a positive trade future post-Brexit following a year of strong livestock prices.

The NFU have said the decision will bring short term certainty for organic producers

Horticulture margins were finding themselves squeezed between retailers wanting lower prices and employees needing higher wages

Grain and oilseed markets are watching Brazilian weather patterns

UK ministers have been urged to negotiate a seven-year derogation from EU scrapie rules to allow the trade in breeding sheep between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) to continue.

Sussex Police have arrested a man who fell ’neck-deep’ into a slurry pit during a police chase.