Farm Business

A farmer and her daughter have been killed following a two-vehicle collision in Northern Ireland.

Industry leaders are outraged at the High Court’s decision to rule in favour of an 11th hour decision by the Government not to grant Derbyshire a badger cull licence, despite providing satisfactory evidence.

Defra’s long-awaited dairy support package has been warmly welcomed but industry chiefs fear it has come too late and will not be enough to negate the impact of Covid-19 on farmers.

British potato stocks were 20 per cent higher at the end of March than at the same point last season, according to AHDB estimates.

A report published by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has revealed a ‘record’ improvement in retailers’ dealings with suppliers, but industry concerns over unfair trading practices remain.

It is hard to believe it was only two months ago when newspaper headlines read ‘Britain doesn’t need farmers’, says poultry farmer and owner of Flower Farm farm shop Patrick Deeley. 

Faced with the greatest threat to public health this country has faced in our lifetimes, the Government has taken a series of unprecedented steps to protect the NHS and save many thousands of lives, says Defra Secretary George Eustice.

Refusing to extend the deadline for EU trade talks will weaken the UK’s position and play straight into the hands of the US and others, says Dr Nick Fenwick, FUW head of policy.

British venison retail sales were worth £14.4 million in 2019, an increase of 11 per cent, according to the first figures to ever accurately gauge the value of the market.

A livestock farmer from the South East has been killed in a farm incident involving a bull.