May 6: UK celebrates VE Day and Nigel Farage's Reform UK makes huge strides at May 2025 local elections

06 May 2025 • 1 min read

READ NOW: Reform makes early strides in rural communities at May 2025 local elections

Young farming couple revealed as winners of Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker

Animal welfare import report sends warning to MPs

The Farmers Guardian Podcast: View from the Classroom - "Many of my students don't come from farming backgrounds...they have fantastic ideas"

May 7: Prime Minister hails Indian trade deal and AHDB's crop development survey

In today's Farming in Five, news and business reporter Jane Thynne discusses the news that the UK has reached a 'landmark' deal with India, the Efra committee has questioned Baroness Hayman on biosecurity amidst the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Europe and talks about the findings from AHDB's latest crop development survey

Jane Thynne

07 May 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Milk price update, the latest on the beef markets and a look ahead

In this week's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black gives an update on milk prices as Arla, Muller and First Milk make milk price announcements, beef prices head above 700p/kg and a look ahead to next week

Alex Black

02 May 2025 • 1 min read

Farming in Five

May 1: Tenant farmers left 'in the dark' on Inheritance Tax and warnings destocking is contributing to wildfires

In today's episode of Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses the latest Farmers Guardian and Tenant Farmers Association survey which shows tenants are being left 'in the dark' on Inheritance Tax, warnings of the impact of removing sheep from the uplands and the planned closure of a milk processing plant in North Yorkshire by Arla.

Alex Black

01 May 2025 • 1 min read