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A farmer is set to roll out a UK-wide text service which enables the public to privately alert a farmer about any livestock welfare or land issues.

Research shows farmers are the most trusted part of the supply chain

Brewing business Heineken UK is launching a farm trial to explore how one of the main ingredients of beer, barley, can be grown in a more sustainable way to help reduce CO2 emissions.

There are no reports of immediate and significant shortages of key inputs but farmers need to be prepared for some delivery delays

More than 54,000 people have signed a letter to Defra Secretary of State George Eustice backing the NFU’s calls for a commitment to not let Britain’s food self-sufficiency levels slip below the current 60 per cent.

In light of ’significant’ supply chain issues, Rob Mutimer, chairman of the National Pig Association, has sent an open letter to UK retailers urging them to prioritise British pork through plants.

Soaring input costs, labour shortages and systemic supply chain failures have created a catalogue of challenges for farming businesses.

In the last of our series, Farmers Guardian talks to two agronomists in the east and southwest to review the 2021 potato season and what lessons can be taken into next year.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) select committee has urged Ministers to treat the UK abattoir network as a strategic national asset.

A growing health market could present opportunities for producers and processors to promote the benefits of red meat and dairy, a new report by AHDB has found.