Farm Business

Beef producers are in a strong position to capitalise on growing retail demand for British product which has seen liveweight and deadweight prices for mid-June rise 4.8 per cent and 5.3 per cent respectively on last year.

An environmental charity has come under fire from farmers, after it ‘recklessly’ claimed poultry farms in Wales were polluting rivers in the region.

A damning report on Wales’ Rural Development Programme (RDP) by the Wales Audit Office (WAO) has sparked concerns, after it found Welsh Government granted £68m in funding without ‘robust justification’.

Government has been called to invest in rural communities to kick-start the economy and protect the countryside.

Six people have been arrested after 10 suspected victims of modern slavery were found living in a farm building in Bedfordshire.

A Welsh farmer was shocked to discover six border collie puppies dumped in his livestock trailer.

The Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) has announced the Great Yorkshire Show (GYS) will take place virtually this year due to the Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings.

New Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland David Duguid speaks exclusively to Ewan Pate on trade, business confidence and why he voted against legal protection for UK food standards.

A House of Lords committee has warned agricultural disputes between the UK Government and devolved nations will become ‘increasingly likely’ after Brexit.

Strong export sales helped pig and poultry processor Cranswick increase sales by 16 per cent to 1.66 billion and profits by 14 per cent to 105 million in the year to the end of March.