Farm Business

Flood-hit farmers are set to benefit from a £6 million funding pot, to help with recovery efforts.

AFP, a specialist capital provider to UK businesses operating in the agriculture sector, has been approved to issue loans under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to offset cashflow disruption.

Industry has called for transformative, long-lasting change in food systems across the sector in the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The chief veterinary officer has announced the UK has met international requirements to declare itself from Avian Influenza (AI) H5N3 but urged poultry keepers to remain vigilant for signs of disease.

2 Sisters has confirmed more than 100 workers are self-isolating as a precaution after a Covid-19 outbreak at one of its plants.

North York Moors National Park Authority has announced Tom Hind will succeed Andy Wilson as its new chief executive.

More than 100 farmers attended a vehicle protest at Builth Wells auction mart, Powys, Wales, on Sunday, June 14, fearing the site will remain closed once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. 

Farmers who do not receive proper support during the Brexit transition period may face serious identity crises, the chief executive of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission has said.

The farming community has reacted angrily to Farming Minister Victoria Prentis’ failure to take part in a live Cereals webinar on Brexit and coronavirus this week.

Leading rural insurer NFU Mutual has launched a checklist to help keep farmers and workers safe through what could be one of the most challenging harvests since the Second World War.