Farm Business

Tributes have been paid to one of the most prominent figures in Scottish agriculture, Brian Pack, who has died at the age of 74.

The NFU and Friends of the Earth (FoE) have joined forces to push for environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards to be protected after Brexit.

NFU Cymru president John Davies and deputy president Aled Jones have been re-elected to their roles following a meeting of the union’s Welsh Council.

This year could present more farmers and landowners with opportunities to put their land forward for development.

British Lion has announced plans to inject £1.3 million into its 2020 egg marketing campaign.

The US and China have signed Phase One of an international trade-agreement worth $200 billion overall, with China now expected to purchase up to $50billion (£39 billion) worth of agricultural products on an annual-basis.

NFU Cymru has blasted Welsh Government’s secretive approach to implementing its proposed new water rules, calling for key information surrounding the plans to be made publicly available.

While tractor registrations in 2019 were up 1.9 per cent, the average tractor horsepower dropped by just over one per cent.

Withers Fruit Farm has successfully challenged a judicial review against Herefordshire Council, which sought to overturn planning permission for the construction of 11 blocks of polytunnels on 37 hectares of farmland.