Farm Business

Coronavirus has had a limited impact on UK agricultural commodity prices.

As the UK sees the biggest shake-up in agri-funding in decades, future Government policy must support farmers for the ‘public goods’ they provide in tackling climate change, says Martin Lines, Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) chairman.

Scotland’s calf registration during 2019 reached 552,700 head, the same as 2018 but 2.5 per cent lower than in 2017, according to the latest market commentary by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).

A Food Commission made up of industry professionals could make a valuable contribution to the UK’s post-Brexit trade talks, a leading expert has said.

We are celebrating National Butchers Week by catching up with Tom Wood, Artisan Butcher

FBT tenants face the prospect of being excluded from post-Brexit support because of a legal loophole in the Agriculture Bill.

The Government has appointed Nicholas Saphir as the new chairman of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) from April 1, 2020 for a three year term.

Meadow Foods suppliers in Cumbria are braced for a 2ppl milk price drop in April after the processor blamed a range of factors affecting the market, including the loss of an Arla contract. 

Policies around climate change mitigation can bring financial benefits for farm businesses. Olivia Midgley reports from the Energy and Rural Business Show at Peterborough Arena.  

Aside from the panic-buying of items in supermarkets, little disruption because of coronavirus to the supply chain has been reported yet.