Resilience key for the future
With farmers facing a range of pressures, from climate change to geopolitics, Andersons consultants take a look at the prospects for 2025
Martin Lines - NFFN chief executive on Bovaer: "If we fail to engage with the public openly and honestly, mistrust will only grow"
"Transparency and authenticity are key in food production"
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
UK risks falling short of climate and nature targets with Government delays to upland farming support
New analysis shows hill farmers are only receiving 8% or £39m of the Government's new farming support scheme, the Sustainable Farming Incentive, despite the uplands occupying ‘around 15% of England's area'
Rural businesses urge Scottish and UK Governments to 'reset' relationship
"Rural communities and businesses have often felt that the issues we encounter play second fiddle to those in urban areas"
Dairy industry bodies defend the use of methane reducing feed additive Bovaer
The Food Standards Agency confirmed said milk from cows given Bovaer as a feed additive to reduce methane emissions was safe to drink and had undergone rigorous testing
Owner of methane reducing feed additive Bovaer asks dairy industry and consumers to 'stick to the facts'
The Dutch company, dsm-firmenich has released a statement, emphasising that Bovaer is an 'important scientific innovation in the fight against climate change'
In your field: James Robinson - "Cheaper food you say? Okay, but how are we supposed to do everything else you have asked for?"
James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network
Rescued pig pair join regen revolution
Rare breeds Tango and Sprite put to work at their new home