Business

Hill Farm Juice said costs had increased at a pace which could not be reasonably reflected in its pricing

The Aberdeenshire business said they had encountered 'cash flow' issues

Owners of Bramcote Farm Shop confirmed they would close the business on March 30

Hampshire Cheese Company, home of Tunworth and Winslade cheese, has been taken over by Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses

With peak milk for the UK now less than two months away the awareness of the spring flush is dominating European trading sentiment

With the exception of grazing livestock and specialist pig farms, average FBI is forecast to fall in 2023/24

A good number of milk buyers are increasing their milk prices as we head into spring

Farm incomes were expected to be down year-on-year for 2023

UK production of major crops and livestock products fell significantly in 2023. Extreme weather and changing political support increased the risk of producing. Cedric Porter reports

A 3D camera designed to identify real-time problems in dairy cows - even before a trained eye of a good stockman could do so - is offering farmers a unique opportunity to maximise fertility and milk production.