Farm Business

A new partnership between Arla and three national food charities will provide dairy products to thousands of vulnerable families during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A major £1.2 million national consumer campaign ‘Make It’ with beef is being launched by AHDB, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC), in a bid to address red meat turbulence within the supply chain.

People and businesses across the countryside are working flat out to keep the nation fed, to protect jobs, and support their communities says Rob Hindle, Director of Rural Solutions. 

Around 50 Conservative MPs have called on public sector caterers to drop their plans to reduce meat on their menus by 20 per cent.

NFU Cymru has called on the Welsh Government to redeploy rural development cash to support farming businesses through the coronavirus pandemic.

Farm businesses will be able to claim Government backed loans of up to 50,000 with no repayments or interest for the first 12 months.

NFU president Minette Batters says a dairy hardship payment expected to be announced by Government this week has not come quick enough for farmers battling ‘market collapse’.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed it will offer bridging loans to farmers still waiting for 2019 stewardship payments.

A sixth generation farmer has launched a ‘fighting for future farmers’ social media campaign, in a bid to raise awareness of the vital work of the agricultural industry.

Muller has announced it would be ‘unviable’ to proceed with its proposed 1ppl increase from May 1 due to Covid-19 and will hold its price at 26.25ppl for May and June.