Farm Business

The industry was looking to switch to 100% bioLPG by 2040 and Liquid UK chief executive George Webb believes LPG could be an alternative for farmers looking to reduce their carbon footprint

Lower production has supported prices in 2020

An NFU call to scrap ‘archaic’ discretionary milk pricing has come under fire for its lack of clarity about how the model might be replaced. Hannah Binns and Alex Black report.

In a bid to protect wildlife and the environment, farming Minster Victoria Prentis has announced the outdoor use of metaldehyde will be banned from the end of March 2022.

The NFU has set out proposals for how the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme should work, after industry raised concerns about Defra’s ‘lacklustre’ plans.

Arable farmers have been urged to consider baling their thicker fields as straw prices rise on the back of lower yields this season.

Paul Vernon, Chief Executive of Glanbia Cheese, has stepped down from the role after three years

Weather worries, no-deal uncertainty, a tighter global market and Covid-19 continue to influence grain prices.

An action plan outlining how farmers, landowners, police and Government can work together to bring justice to those involved in hare coursing has been updated by the CLA.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has rejected calls from farming groups and MPs to put the Trade and Agriculture Commission on a statutory footing.