Aside from the panic-buying of items in supermarkets, little disruption because of coronavirus to the supply chain has been reported yet.
Many non-aligned dairy farmers are facing a two-pronged crisis of low milk prices and rising costs, which is largely being ignored by farming leaders.
Higher than average rainfall throughout autumn and winter will hit arable margins in the coming year, business consultant Andersons warned.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been warned that the scrapping of agricultural property relief in the budget would damage family farms across the country.
The economic impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus has hit markets across the world, although some restrictions in China have been eased.
With grain market uncertainty greater than ever, now may be the time to focus on your marketing strategy.
Large-scale agriculture is essential to feed the world’s burgeoning mega-cities, but the food and farming industry must do more to be more open and sustainable.
Storms Ciara and Dennis should act as a prompt for farmers to ensure they are adequately covered both for damage to the farm and the environment.
Arla has announced that its UK March manufacturing milk price is to increase by 0.90ppl to 30.9ppl, in line with increases for its European farmer suppliers.
UK wool’s future in China is potentially enormous as shoppers value its heritage, style and quality, according to Graham Clark, Marketing Director at British Wool.