Food security

Larger arable farmers take more land out of production

Arable

Larger arable farmers take more land out of production

14% of farmers have taken some portion of their land out of production this Autumn, according to the National Farm Research Unit

clock 27 February 2025 • 2 min read
Jon Williams - BASF Agricultural Solutions: "The first ask of the Defra Secretary at the NFU Conference should be, what does UK food security mean?"

Farm Business

Jon Williams - BASF Agricultural Solutions: "The first ask of the Defra Secretary at the NFU Conference should be, what does UK food security mean?"

Mr Williams is public and governmental affairs manager at BASF. He writes about the state of British agriculture, food security, land management and questions Defra Secretary Steve Reed needs to answer at NFU Conference

clock 17 February 2025 • 3 min read
From the editor: "By valuing food production in the same way as we value nature, we should get to a place where there is harmony"

Politics

From the editor: "By valuing food production in the same way as we value nature, we should get to a place where there is harmony"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 07 February 2025 • 3 min read
New report urges Gov to make food security a matter of national importance

Politics

New report urges Gov to make food security a matter of national importance

National Preparedness Commission says the UK Government needs a total rethink on food resilience

clock 06 February 2025 • 3 min read
Save Britain's Family Farms: Ben Aveling - "This is not about you or me being a farmer, it is about people of Britain who need to eat"

Campaigns

Save Britain's Family Farms: Ben Aveling - "This is not about you or me being a farmer, it is about people of Britain who need to eat"

Hear from British farmers on the impact of the proposed changes to Inheritance Tax

clock 04 February 2025 • 1 min read
Farming Matters: Hester van Hensbergen - "We need to recognise this broken food system, built for corporate benefit, impacts us all"

Politics

Farming Matters: Hester van Hensbergen - "We need to recognise this broken food system, built for corporate benefit, impacts us all"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Oxford Real Farming Conference manager, Hester van Hensbergen

clock 23 January 2025 • 3 min read
Co-op asks Government to 'look again' at the impact of IHT changes on farming

Politics

Co-op asks Government to 'look again' at the impact of IHT changes on farming

Co-op joins Morrisons, Booths, Asda, and Tesco to show farmers support over proposed changes to Inheritance Tax in the Chancellor's Budget

clock 22 January 2025 • 1 min read
Minette Batters urges PM to listen to her successor on IHT in her maiden speech in the House of Lords

Politics

Minette Batters urges PM to listen to her successor on IHT in her maiden speech in the House of Lords

The former NFU president issued a reminder that food security is national security, recalling the concerns about food security when Covid hit in 2020

clock 19 January 2025 • 3 min read
From the editor: "Is it possible supermarkets may just be farming's saviour in the family farm tax fight?"

Politics

From the editor: "Is it possible supermarkets may just be farming's saviour in the family farm tax fight?"

This week from Farmers Guardian's editor Olivia Midgley

clock 18 January 2025 • 2 min read
Bolder Government action needed to get British food in schools and hospitals

Politics

Bolder Government action needed to get British food in schools and hospitals

The Soil Association said if the Defra Secretary wants to achieve 'long-term food security, profitability and sustainability for our farming sector', then simply monitoring for British food in public institutions 'will not be enough'

clock 09 January 2025 • 2 min read