Farm Business

A farmer has set out three ways he believes the UK Government can protect food production standards without banning low standard imports.

A new-born calf stuck neck-high in mud has been rescued by an RPSCA inspector following an alert from a tram driver.

Food price rises will be inevitable if the UK Government maintains its proposed global tariffs in a no-deal Brexit scenario, a leading trade expert has warned.

Breaking away from restrictive EU rules on gene editing should be a no-brainer for Government, and we have provided a means to do this through the Agriculture Bill, says Julian Sturdy MP, chair of the Science and Technology in Agriculture APPG.

A battle is currently taking place over whether the UK’s iconic regional foods will be protected in the EU after Brexit, and this is one fight we must win, says Jackie Evans, managing director of agriculture and land management at ADAS.

The House of Lords has an opportunity to ensure our production standards are protected in the Agriculture Bill, and it must, because we cannot afford to get this piece of legislation wrong, says Martin Lines, chairman of the Nature Friendly Farming Network.

The Agriculture Bill provided an opportunity to make empty shelves and empty stomachs a thing of the past, but it is an opportunity missed, says Luke Pollard, Labour’s Shadow Defra Secretary.

A new Covid-19 testing kit, which detects the virus on surfaces and equipment, is set to help farm businesses trade safely during the pandemic.

A pilot scheme has selected four green projects to receive grant funding in a bid to attract private sector investment while delivering long-term environmental benefits.

Farmers will receive a much lower price on average for their 2019/2020 fleeces than previous years due to severe market disruption caused by the pandemic.