Farm Business

With grain market uncertainty greater than ever, now may be the time to focus on your marketing strategy.

UK farmers could benefit from new onshore wind energy subsidies, following the Government’s latest ruling which allows projects to compete for contracts to generate clean power.

The Labour Party has warned offering lump sum payments to help older farmers retire will not necessarily give new entrants access to land, and may drive consolidation in the sector.

Scotland’s globally accredited high food standards ‘should not be sacrificed’ in order to secure non-EU trade deals, the Scottish Government has warned.

The steam has temporarily gone out of the global pig meat market as Covid-19 impacts Chinese demand but prices are still holding steady.

The Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) has called on the Chancellor to reject his adviser’s suggestion that the UK does not need farmers.

US farm bankruptcies increased by 20 per cent in 2019 as its under-fire farmers felt the economic backlash of aggressive US trade policy.

A successful crowdfunding campaign by the Small Robot Company has show interest in agritech is as strong as ever, but how can investors ensure they are making a difference on-farm? Cedric Porter reports.

An agricultural charity is encouraging people between the ages of 18 and 35 to apply for its 2020 scheme, which provides financial backing and mentorship to entrants looking to start out in the farming industry.

Selling on the deadweight gives control to buyers, but if all slaughter stock was sold at auction, competition and prices would almost certainly increase, says Neil Farmer, an arable and sheep farmer from the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border.