Farm Business

Trade Ministers are trying to build bridges with farmers, but without legal guarantees to protect our standards, their efforts will not be enough, says Mark Bridgeman, president of the CLA.

A petition calling on Government to put laws in place to prevent UK food standards being undermined by future imports has received more than one million signatures.

English and Welsh dairy farmers affected by the severe milk market disruption can submit their applications for Government financial support from today (June 18).

The ‘vast majority’ of farms in England will survive the withdrawal of direct payments, Defra’s director general for food and farming, David Kennedy, has said.

‘Spot’, a four-legged robot which can herd sheep and carry out other agricultural tasks, has gone on sale for commercial and industrial use costing £59,439.

Police have appealed to the public for information following the theft of 50 sheep from a West Midlands farm.

2 Sisters has announced today (June 18) it will temporarily suspend production at one of its plants after a Covid-19 outbreak sees more than 100 workers self-isolate.

The UK meat sector will start losing EU customers from September unless Government clarifies key technical issues on trade arrangements, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has warned.

Non-Chinese Asian markets could provide major opportunities for British red meat exports, an online AHDB seminar heard.

Defra has announced plans to reissue six temporary general licences for the control of wild birds following backlash from rural groups over its ‘chaotic’ wildlife system.