Farm Profitability Review

The former NFU president on why levy boards and associations can no longer 'kick the can down the road' when it comes to farm profitability

Emma Reynolds to unveil plans to 'level the playing field' as smaller farms given first opportunity to access support

As 2025 comes to a close, NFU President Tom Bradshaw reflects on the past 12 months and the farming sector’s future in the coming year.

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Dame Angela Eagle sets out her vision for farming and says SFI will be 'simpler and fairer' with more farmers able to benefit

Former NFU president says while she is 'frustrated' by timing, the outcome is more important

No timeline set for revised SFI but Secretary of State promises to publish Baroness Batters' profitability review by Christmas

Policy drift, political instability and failing support structures have pushed the sector to its most precarious point, warn leading industry figures. Farmers Guardian reports on the Hexham Mart event

Former NFU president says the report sets out a sobering picture of farm finances that must not be ignored by Government

Can Baroness Minette Batters' 50,000 word report help to redefine the Government's relationship with the farming sector following its planned reforms to Inheritance Tax?