Farming in Five

Listen to the latest daily farming news update from the Farmers Guardian news team

26 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Gov acts on fertiliser prices and BFA opens for entries

20 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Greece

19 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: farmers unite for IHT High Court battle

18 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Hundreds of farmers Farmers highlight dangerous impact of animal welfare changes

13 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Farm worker facing homelessness after council blocks caravan plan

12 March 2026 • 1 min read

NFU Scotland call for 'urgent clarification' on grassland greening pause

Union tells Scots Gov to make position accusing First Minister of 'moving too far, too fast'

15 May 2026 • 1 min read

Pig and poultry farmers warned silence on welfare concerns fuels activist campaigns

Conference told 'the sectors were losing control of the public narrative on some issues such as euthanasia and water and air quality'

14 May 2026 • 2 min read

Scottish, Welsh and local English elections: What farmers need to know

MPs have called on Sir Keir Starmer to step down as Prime Minister following a 'disastrous' set of results for the party at the local and devolved elections

14 May 2026 • 6 min read

New crop wheat prices break above £200t

Keeping an eye on the latest trends in the grain markets

14 May 2026 • 4 min read

New preparedness strategy to prevent outbreak of African swine fever

Defra says the revised strategy introduces a more flexible, risk-based framework designed to control disease effectively without imposing severe restrictions on famers and producers

14 May 2026 • 2 min read

Reintroduction of Sea Eagles to Exmoor moves to next phase

The National Sheep Association warns the reintroduction threatens farm livelihoods and wellbeing

14 May 2026 • 2 min read

Dogs maul 35 sheep to death and injure 14 more at Suffolk farm

Suffolk Constabulary said Linda Lawrence has been made subject to an indefinite ban on dog ownership as part of her sentence following a livestock worrying incident in the county

14 May 2026 • 2 min read

New guideline gives courts more powers to deal with hare coursers

Crack down targets trespass, social media promotion and distress caused to farmers

14 May 2026 • 3 min read