Farm Business

A global industry backlash has led the United Nations (UN) to delete its tweet claiming the meat industry was responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than oil companies.  

Retail and foodservice demand for beef, lamb and other products is starting to settle following the easing of lockdown.

An attempt in the House of Lords to ban live exports as part of the Agriculture Bill has been stymied by complications over Northern Ireland.

A new recruitment initiative will aim to connect growers with ex-offenders in an innovative bid to address labour shortfalls within the country’s horticultural sector.

The National Trust has announced 1,200 jobs are at risk as it seeks to reduce its annual spend and size of its workforce to negate further financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sheepdog trialler and farmer Ricky Hutchinson has paid a tribute to his ‘top class farm dog’ Jock. 

The UK has an opportunity to lead on preventing the spread of zoonotic diseases such as the coronavirus, the Co-op’s head of agriculture Caroline Mason has said.

Defra board member and financier Ben Goldsmith is facing calls for his resignation following a police probe into allegations he released deer and wild boar around his farm in Somerset.

The characteristics that make up the best performing cereal farms in England have been explored using data from Defra’s Farm Business Survey.

The eagerly anticipated National Food Strategy (NFS) for England has set out a number of formal recommendations for protecting food production standards in trade deals.