Farm Business

A staycation surge in the popularity of camping due to Covid-19 is set to present new diversification ‘opportunities’ for farmers.

Farm groups have welcomed Government plans to scrap EU greening requirements for direct payments from 2021.

After Covid-19 caused the wool price to collapse, a petition has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Defra Secretary to use wool as insulation for all Government grant supported buildings. 

A top Welsh Government (WG) official has said he expects ‘business casualties’ from the twin pressures of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic.

A farmer has paid a special tribute to the NHS by planting thousands of sunflowers to create a message which spans over 200ft in his field. 

Industry leaders have called for Government to provide ‘critical’ data on the UK’s figure for access to seasonal workers, in a bid to prevent labour shortfalls.

The Covid-19 pandemic has held the attention of the world since January, but as the UK stumbles towards the end of the Brexit transition period, there is an urgent need to refocus.

The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, has said his Government will be ‘sensitive’ to coronavirus issues faced by farmers when setting a Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) phaseout timetable.

A raft of initiatives, including a vow never to use chlorinated chicken, have been announced by Nando’s UK as part of its commitment to better chicken welfare and environmental sustainability.

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will formally launch the Trade and Agriculture Commission at an event in Whitehall tomorrow (Tuesday July 28).