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Aldi signs over £5bn in long-term agreements with British suppliers

The deal comes following a new poll which has revealed that many Brits did not know courgettes, cucumbers and aubergines can be grown in Britain

31 May 2026 • 2 min read

Farm Business

Farmers urged to prepare for Sustainable Farming Incentive reopening in June

Policy clarity may be slow, but farm businesses cannot afford to be, says property consultancy Carter Jonas

31 May 2026 • 2 min read

Farm Business

Farming Minister insists farmers are 'a priority' for the Government

Dame Angela Eagle acknowledges this year has been one of the 'most difficult' for agriculture

30 May 2026 • 2 min read

Farm Business

EU SPS agreement will bring new costs and risk food security, warns trade group

Fresh Produce Consortium says although measures had been designed to ease certain aspects of UK-EU trade, the wider operational reality is that the burden is simply being shifted onto critical global supply routes

30 May 2026 • 3 min read

Farm Business

Latest milk prices for dairy farmers: Arla holds June price with Muller holding in July

The cooperative has boosted its price for May

29 May 2026 • 46 min read

Farm Business

Want to farm regeneratively? These top tips are a starting point

With more farmers looking at using fewer inputs, regenerative farming methods could provide the answer. But where do farmers start?

28 May 2026 • 1 min read

Farm Business

Inverurie butcher sold to royal ham supplier as more than 100 staff made redundant

Aberdeenshire-based butcher Donald Russell has been taken over by DukesHill Ham Company, which supplies meat to the Royal Family, but staff have been made redundant at its Inverurie factory

28 May 2026 • 3 min read

Water Management

Water screening study applications now open for farmers

The Environment Agency has opened applications for LROs with the aim to help farmers and growers work together to identify practical, cost-effective ways to improve resilience and reduce future water supply risks

27 May 2026 • 3 min read

Pig

NPA calls on supply chain to back under-pressure independent pig farmers

The future of many independent pig producers has been cast into doubt in recent months, as the leading pork processors have given notice on contracts to suppliers up and down the country

27 May 2026 • 3 min read

Farm Business

Iran war: Severe global food price crisis could hit within 12 months

The European Commission said it has presented a plan to secure Europe's fertiliser supply and protect food security. But will it be enough to stop a systemic agri-food shock crisis?

27 May 2026 • 5 min read