Supply chain

With customers wanting to know more about where their food comes from, pasture-based farming creates a market for produce with high animal welfare standards and environmental benefits

NFU welcomes consultation that will help farmers deal with issues such as clarity of standards, sampling and testing procedures, supply volumes, data sharing and dispute resolution

Farmers given chance to feedback on proposals which seek to reduce farm audit burden and paperwork

The supermarket will continue to spend over £700 million per year with British farmers and agriculture suppliers and is urging the Government to ensure that UK farmers are properly supported

While there is currently no threat to national supply, infected premises may experience devastating blows to their businesses, says NFU poultry group chair

New study finds a reliance on imports, climate change and rising costs are threatening fruit production

The campaign, now in its 24th year, aims to showcase the value of putting farmers at the heart of food supply chains and communities

There is good reason to be positive about the future of the pig industry, say Heidi Dekker-Woljung and Mark Jagger of Pilgrim's Europe

NFU vice-president Rachel Hallos has written exclusively for Farmers Guardian on why it is so important for young children to learn about the vital role of farming in the national curriculum

Stephen Ramsden, Harrogate, discusses UK food security following news that lamb and beef production have fallen significantly in recent decades