A lack of communication and little willingness to negotiate from the landlord are pitfalls of insecure Farm Business Tenancies (FBTs). A Surrey farming family are now searching for a new home for their pedigree jersey herd after 17 years.
The high value equipment had been stolen from tractors in Cheshire
The time for talking is done and the Government must now act on its promises to farmers. That was the stark message delivered to Defra following the pivotal UK Farm to Fork Summit, which was held in Downing Street this week.
Calls for more support for the suckler beef sector on the Orkney island of Westray has been dealt a blow, with the Scottish Green MSP for the Highland and Islands, Araine Burgess, dismissing farmers’ concerns.
BASIS has launched a new training certificate in greenhouse gases, carbon and climate change mitigation.
Including natural capital in the business can seem daunting to many farmers. Farmers Guardian spoke to Fera Science about how to make sense of the opportunities.
As interest rates hit a 15-year high, Cedric Porter takes a look at the impact on farm businesses.
The deal will herald ‘new opportunities' for British farmers, according to an AHDB chair