Farm Business

With the first round of negotiations for a UK-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) underway, farm groups have warned Government must uphold its commitment to ensuring food standards are not undermined.

A number of National Trust environmental initiatives are under threat as the charity faces 200 million losses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

While growers are aware of the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it can be difficult to know where to start. But NFU has been working to make things easier.

The UK is included in the EU’s coronavirus emergency support measures because it is still in the Brexit transition phase and contributing to the union’s budget.

The National Food Strategy will have a renewed focus on food security because of the issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic, its lead Henry Dimbleby has said.

Farmers are more confident of business survival than any other small business sectors, according to a survey by Hitachi Capital Business Finance.

Feed market volatility has seen prices hike in recent weeks, with some farmers reporting increases of £25/tonne at the start of April.

Retailers’ decisions to stock foreign beef at a time when British prime cuts are in desperate need of a market have angered the farming industry. But what is the effect on farmgate prices?

A farmer took to social media to highlight his anguish after a courier driver ran over his ewe, leaving it severely injured. 

AHDB has estimated the bill to the industry at £20 million for April and May, with 5,200 farmers suffering a milk price reduction.