Farm Business

The Government has left businesses in a state of Brexit uncertainty for too long, and it still remains unclear how we will trade with the EU in less than 100 days. That is astonishing, says Sue Pritchard, chief executive of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission.

During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in April, food kept flowing through the UK’s borders and into our supermarkets. But a second wave coupled with a no-deal Brexit has the potential to threaten our supply, says Efra select committee chair Neil Parish.

As a farmer’s son, and someone who married into a farming family, I understand the importance of a properly functioning internal UK market to the agriculture sector, says Paul Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives.

The National Trust has defended keeping its farm advisors on furlough at a pivotal time for the agriculture sector.

Wheat markets around the world remain strong, with an eye on conditions in southern Russia

The temporary reduction of VAT rates from 20% to 5% will remain in place until March 31 2021

Pig and poultry compound feed manufacturer ABN was utilising its waste to create energy

Defra’s new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will not help farmers prepare for the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme, a coalition of green groups has warned.

The House of Lords has voted to ban low-standard food imports under any future trade deals with a majority of 95.

The cooperative said the current market outlook remained stable although there was uncertainty in the UK from the Covid-19 pandemic