News

The Chancellors decision to allocate funding to Government departments for just one year, instead of the usual three, has been described as hugely concerning for farming.

EU farmers who refuse to participate in new eco-schemes to benefit the environment, mitigate climate change or improve animal welfare are set to see their direct payments slashed under proposed new CAP rules.

The full effect of Covid-19 hit us hard when Jim’s mum had a nasty fall and we were not allowed to travel in the ambulance or visit her in hospital over the next week or so.

The EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) has voted not to renew approval for active substance, mancozeb, a fungicide widely used in control of potato late blight and alternaria.

Breed records were smashed at the Dalmally Blackface ram sale when a ram lamb from the Dalchirla flock at Muthill, Crieff, sold for 200,000 surpassing the previous top of 160,000, also set by Dalchirla, five years ago.

The NFU has expressed its ‘disappointment’ that outgoing Red Tractor chairwoman Baroness Neville-Rolfe voted against an amendment to the Agriculture Bill which would have strengthened parliamentary scrutiny of future trade de

Second homes, holiday lets and the availability of affordable property for rural residents are in the spotlight in Wales and Scotland.

With new single site chemistry en route to market, the industry needs to be mindful of product stewardship, Jonathan Blake told the BCPC Review audience.

A new online wellbeing community and counselling service for farmers has been launched by the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute (RABI).

William Lea, 24, is a poultry farmer based at Church Stretton, Shropshire, and works for Lloyds Animal Feeds.