The UK beef suckler herd is set to contract by 10 per cent because of rising input costs and a lack of clarity from all Governments about future policy direction, an industry leader has warned.
The horticultural industry has established a grower-owned working group to provide support to a successor body to AHDB Horticulture to take over processing of EAMU applications and emergency authorisations.
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Ranil Jayawardena has been accused of giving up on family horticulture farms, as he flew to the Netherlands to look at glasshouse technology to boost home grown fruit and vegetable production.
Some retailers have been threatening growers with delisting for requesting cost price increases, Farmers Guardian has learned.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman could be set to clash with the Prime Minister and Defra colleagues after saying she would clampdown on the UK’s reliance on seasonal workers.
Welsh Government wants the country to grow more of its own fruit and veg. But will the horticulture start-up grant be enough to tempt farmers to diversify?
New technology which uses the ‘science of light’ has the potential to tackle pests and plant diseases, increasing crop yield at a time of global food insecurity. Jac Williams reports.
A new Kent youth event is inviting people aged 18-30 to find out more about a career in the fresh food and horticulture sectors.
The UK’s sheep, beef and lamb sectors are poised to benefit from a new trade deal with China, after the Prime Minister made the decision to re-open high level talks with the country.
Defra Secretary George Eustice has said he expects the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) to continue indefinitely, contradicting the Immigration Minister who does not want it to become permanent.