Stilton sales are down 30 per cent since the start of the coronavirus crisis as shoppers opt for bulk buying of hard cheeses while restaurant demand has collapsed.

Farmers and landowners should facilitate access for phone companies to masks, but they are being reminded of their rights, especially when it comes to new installations.

British potato stocks were 20 per cent higher at the end of March than at the same point last season, according to AHDB estimates.

The Government is contacting businesses who may be eligible for its Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS).

The UK is included in the EU’s coronavirus emergency support measures because it is still in the Brexit transition phase and contributing to the union’s budget.

Farmers are more confident of business survival than any other small business sectors, according to a survey by Hitachi Capital Business Finance.

A surge in home-baking has left shoppers unable to stock up on flour.

Nearly half of the UK’s fruit and vegetables are now produced to the environmental standards demanded by the LEAF Marque accreditation scheme.

With the dairy sector facing significant challenges, Cedric Porter asks Tony Evans, senior business consultant at Andersons, for his advice on changes which farmers can make now.

Wheat prices have stabilised a little since the middle of March when the full scale of coronavirus hit countries across the world, but the general trend remains upwards amid global stockpiling European weather fears.