Farm Business

We in the EU are sad to see our friends in Britain leave, but we will always welcome you back if you change your mind, says Eamon Cassells, a young beef farmer from County Meath in Ireland.

Now we’ve left the EU, it can no longer be blamed for difficult or unpopular decisions, particularly on trade. In future, UK and devolved Ministers must take full responsibility for their actions, says John Davies, NFU Cymru president.

The co-operative structure was ideally suited to help farmers make the most of the data they collect, according to speakers at the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS) annual conference (Thursday Jan 30). 

Global dairy prices are increasing, but that has yet to filter through to higher UK farmgate prices.

What to watch: 2020 wheat production estimates remain difficult to predict, but it is clear we will need to import a huge tonnage. The spread between UK and Continental prices will remain the key metric to monitor.

Planting trees is not, as many would argue, the easy answer to tackling climate change according to NFU Scotland president Andrew McCornick.

The A2 milk market is set for revival with a Shropshire producer aiming to single-handedly relaunch the product. Peter Hollinshead reports. 

The University of Edinburgh Students Association is the latest body to join the anti-meat campaign following a bad-tempered meeting where agricultural students were denied a voice before being shown the door.

Continued pressure on margins should prompt serious business planning, consultants Andersons advised visitors to Dairy-Tech

Vets have called on the Government to ensure workforce capacity meets demand following Boris Johnson’s pledge to bolster animal health and welfare and food standards in a future trade deal with the EU.