April 2: Glyphosate authorisation extended, warnings of hot cross bun shortages and tariff threats

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses glyphosate authorisation being extended until December 2026, warnings of bread and hot cross bun shortages as growers protest Inheritance Tax changes, the latest on Donald Trump's trade tariff announcements and rises in the minimum wage

Alex Black

02 April 2025 • 1 min read

April 23: Muller farmers forced to dump milk due to plant breakdown will be compensated 'in full' and Chancellor warned not to 'sell out' British farming in any trade deals as she visits Washington

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Muller farmers who will be compensated 'in full' after they were forced to dump their milk due to a number of breakdowns at the Skelmersdale site, the CLA's warning to Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to 'sell out' British farming in any deals or agreement as she arrives in Washington for trade talks, and news that contracting prices are set to rise by an average of 5.7% in 2025

Rachael Brown

23 April 2025 • 1 min read

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April 22: Dairy industry could be forced to spend £3.9 billion over the next 10 years to improve its climate resilience

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the significant investment needed by dairy farmers to meet regulatory requirements, the dairy farm that has been purchased to turn it into a 'haven' for biodiversity with the help of a Wallace and Gromit animator, and a new research project using seaweed to foster plant resilience

Rachael Brown

22 April 2025 • 1 min read

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Farming in Five - April 18: Wallace and Gromit creator donates 'generously' to rewild former dairy farm, Kenny Logan to fundraise for My Name'5 Doddie Foundation and Farming Minister says Farm Business Incomes are forecast to rise

Scottish farmer Kenny Logan has pledged to 'keep going' until a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) is found, as he prepares to undertake an audacious fundraising challenge alongside his wife and Match of the Day broadcaster Gabby Logan, former Rangers striker and manager Ally McCoist, Doddie's son Hamish, for Doddie Weir’s My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. Co-founder of Aardman Animations, Peter Lord CBE, behind Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit films, has donated 'generously' towards Avon Wildlife Trust project to turn a former dairy farm into a haven for biodiversity. And Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner writes exclusively for Farmers Guardian on the Farm Profitability Review, claiming average farm business incomes are forecast to rise in the first year of this Labour Government.

Chris Brayford

18 April 2025 • 1 min read