Farm Business

With farmers still waiting on certainty on the Sustainable Farming Incentive and others, Carter Jonas’ Chris Turner takes a look at what can be done now

The UK Government has been urged to ensure import controls are robust, after Spain confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) since 1994

South Devon MP Caroline Voaden writes for Farmers Guardian on milk price volatility, dairy farmers who feel undercut by one-sided contracts, and an industry-wide need for a regulator which can stand up for British farmers

Is this a sign of the IHT effect or an industry which has been struggling to cope with rising business costs and low sales returns for years?

The Chancellors announcement offer ‘very little in the way of meaningful support or clarity’

Four years on from a Welsh Government consultation and there is still no word on Permitted Development Rights (PDR)

A significant increase in Ukrainian egg imports has prompted a joint letter from industry bodies stressing the need for imported egg products to meet welfare and production standards equivalent to those required of UK producers

The amount of land publicly marketed has dropped this year despite current Government policy

Silas Hedley–Lawrence is a farmer, coach and consultant with a decade of hands-on experience in regenerative agriculture. With a background rooted in both commercial and direct selling models, he champions lean, profitable farming systems that increase biodiversity and soil health. Silas is an Integrity Soils trained agroecological coach from the Yellowstone 2024 cohort

From January 1, 2026, 325,000t of raw cane sugar a year will be able to enter the UK tariff-free