Farm businesses must make sure they are registered for the Making Tax Digital (VAT) initiative to avoid facing future penalties, Anne Cianchi, Farmplan product manager, has warned.

A cross-border police operation has led to the recovery of nearly £500,000 worth of stolen machinery and three arrests. 

Rural dwellers must not be ‘guinea pigs’ in the Government’s drive to decarbonise heating, think-tank Localis has warned. 

Future ag policy must recognise the heterogeneity of UK soils and avoid a one-size fits all approach, NFU vice-president David Exwood has said.

Many farmers are working alone under the false assumption they can, and should, do it all, which, combined with ever-increasing pressures on-farm, creates a ‘cooking pot of potential trouble waiting to happen’.

NFU president Minette Batters has slammed the Government’s move to push through ‘last minute’ legislation on the legal protection of beavers before the summer recess, branding it ‘unacceptable’.

The agricultural industry cannot continue to accept risk-taking is part and parcel of farming or become immune to the impact each and every farm death has on families and communities, the Farm Safety Foundation has said.

Advance Basic Payment Scheme payments are being issued to farmers, with the large majority expected to receive them by the end of July, the Rural Payments Agency has announced.

Niki Holt, head of commercial at Certas Energy, shares her top tips to help farmers improve their fuel security.