Farm Business

Farmers, including NFU president Minette Batters, have taken to social media to vent their fury about ’unbalanced’ reporting in an episode of the BBC’s Countryfile.  

Farmers, local foodmakers and other small businesses will receive early payments from the supermarket to help mitigate the potential impact of coronavirus.

Loans given to UK farming businesses increased by 22 per cent to £572m during 2019, according to new figures released at the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation’s (AMC) annual agent conferences.

Many farmers voted to leave the EU despite the fact that leaving putting the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) at risk. As we all know, the top up from the BPS is the difference between profit and loss on many farms.

The battle against billions of locusts devastating crops in East Africa will continue through into April as the international community steps up efforts to control the pest.

Defra has published its next steps for its 25 year strategy to achieve bovine TB free status for England. Hannah Binns finds out more.

The UK Government’s bovine TB strategy is markedly different to the strategy adopted by the Welsh Government.

Farms will need to monitor their costs more than ever as challenges greater than the weather set to perturb arable incomes in 2020 and beyond.

AS the coronavirus crisis spooks Governments, individuals and financial markets, empty supermarket shelves have become a visible symbol of the panic which has crept into many areas.