Farming in Five: December 6

06 December 2024 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: December 5

Conservatives lose vote on family farm tax

05 December 2024 • 1 min read

December 4: Farming in Five

Owner of methane reducing feed additive Bovaer asks dairy industry and consumers to 'stick to the facts'

04 December 2024 • 1 min read

December 3: Farming in Five

Mart closure at Stratford-upon-Avon and Muller's MMG becomes official producer group

03 December 2024 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: December 2

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter takes a look at the consumer reaction to Arla's announcement of a trial of feed additive Bovaer, alongside major retailers, the importance of getting agriculture onto the National Curriculum and the increased uncertainty in the grants landscape.

02 December 2024 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: November 29

FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown gives a round up of the important stories from this week in farming, from the latest on the Inheritance Tax row to Scottish farmers rallying outside the Scottish Parliament

29 November 2024 • 1 min read

November 28: Farming in Five

Scottish farmers rally at Holyrood to voice their concerns about the upcoming Scottish budget, weather woes hit the country's farmers once again and FG's Save Britain's Family Farms campaign continues to support the industry after last week's protest

28 November 2024 • 1 min read

November 27: Farming in Five

A round up of the results from the Royal Welsh Winter Fair

27 November 2024 • 1 min read

November 26: Farming in Five

HCC bullying row continues and what next after farmer protests on IHT?

26 November 2024 • 1 min read

November 25: Farming in Five

In the first episode of Farming in Five, Farmers Guardian Chief Reporter Rachael Brown gives an update on the Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme, as Welsh Government removes the 10% tree target for farmers

25 November 2024 • 1 min read

Surrogate sires could become an option in the future

Advances in the use of reproductive technology within the UK sheep sector was one of the topics up for discussion at the Sheep Breeders Round Table held at Castle Donnington. Angela Calvert reports

08 December 2024 • 5 min read

Grants: Pause on Capital Grant items sends out 'mixed messages'

NFU senior countryside adviser, Claire Robinson said farmers had engaged with stewardship Capital Grants which support environmental delivery, ‘to only find the application window is suddenly closed for a review'

08 December 2024 • 5 min read

Grants: Final call for Welsh funds in 2024 and a look ahead to 2025

Welsh Government funding schemes in 2025 will focus on preparing for the launch of the Sustainable Farming Scheme in 2026

07 December 2024 • 2 min read

Government unveils tree-planting taskforce

New UK group will oversee multi-million planting and peatland restoration schemes

07 December 2024 • 1 min read

Project sees AMP grazing reduce input costs and improve productivity

An FAI Farms project sponsored by McDonald’s UK and Ireland has seen positive results within their commercial suckler herd following the switch to adaptive multi-paddock grazing

07 December 2024 • 6 min read

Dairy market holds steady

Arla has raised its December milk price with other dairies holding steady for January

07 December 2024 • 2 min read

GRANTS: Farmers ready to deliver, but need 'tools and trust' to do so

National Sheep Association policy manager Emma Owen said if the Government was serious about its environmental and food security ambitions, it ‘must invest in the people at the heart of these goals'

06 December 2024 • 3 min read

Farmers organise Business Property Relief summit at Andrew Lloyd Webber's London Palladium Theatre

The event is led by the same group of farmers who organised the 'Save Family Farms' rally outside Westminster on November 19

06 December 2024 • 2 min read