Farm Business

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

UK-EU trade opportunities was the hot topic at SIAL Paris international trade fair this year as Prime Minister Andy Burnham gears up for negotiations on closer links with the bloc next month

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: "Today the phrase ‘food security is national security' feels nothing but a hollow promise"

An arable farmer from Doncaster said the lack of mention of farming in the budget showed where this government's priorities lie.

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The Farming Minister, Stephen Morgan said: “All the decisions around how the SFI scheme would run this year were made before my appointment into the department"

The UFU has made a final attempt to get the voice of farmers heard ahead of the Chancellors Budget tomorrow (October 28)

Ahead of the Chancellors Budget, new analysis has revealed a £2 billion funding gap for England's agri-environment schemes

The tariff reduction will come into effect on November 26 2026