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SAVE BRITAIN'S FAMILY FARMS: "Farming is the backbone of Britain"
Politics

SAVE BRITAIN'S FAMILY FARMS: "Farming is the backbone of Britain"

Emily Ashworth
clock 03 October 2025 • 3 min read
Sir Keir Starmer denies Inheritance Tax avoidance claims on parents' donkey field
Politics

Sir Keir Starmer denies Inheritance Tax avoidance claims on parents' donkey field

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 30 September 2025 • 5 min read
Labour Party Conference: Farmers lead Trailer of Truth through Liverpool as Labour Party Conference gets underway
Politics

Labour Party Conference: Farmers lead Trailer of Truth through Liverpool as Labour Party Conference gets underway

Mia Willemsen
clock 28 September 2025 • 1 min read
OPINION: Labour Party Conference - "10 months of UK-wide protests and petitions have failed to force a rethink on the family farm tax"
Politics

OPINION: Labour Party Conference - "10 months of UK-wide protests and petitions have failed to force a rethink on the family farm tax"

Jane Thynne
clock 27 September 2025 • 2 min read
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Farmers encouraged to consider fertiliser requirements
Farm Business

Farmers encouraged to consider fertiliser requirements

AIC says global uncertaintly means farmers should have plans in place

clock 04 October 2025 • 2 min read
Baroness Batters: 'Farmers are facing a cliff edge and the next few months will be pivotal'
Farm Business

Baroness Batters: 'Farmers are facing a cliff edge and the next few months will be pivotal'

Former NFU president issues warning as she announces she will deliver her Profitability Review to Defra on October 31

clock 03 October 2025 • 3 min read
Falling profits leave farmers dependent on diversification
Farm Business

Falling profits leave farmers dependent on diversification

Low prices and rising costs mean profitability in the combinable crop sector is projected to fall below its long term trend

clock 03 October 2025 • 2 min read
Rhug Estate owner to sell 1,000 acres
Farm Business

Rhug Estate owner to sell 1,000 acres

Owner Lord Newborough is selling part of the Estate’s site at Glynllifon, near Caernarfon

clock 02 October 2025 • 2 min read
West Yorkshire dealer auctions all stock following closure
Farm Business

West Yorkshire dealer auctions all stock following closure

Agricultural engineers Lineholme Garage has closed its doors with all the company’s stock, equipment and machinery available for sale via online auction

clock 02 October 2025 • 1 min read
Small abattoirs are critical to farming businesses, survey finds
Livestock

Small abattoirs are critical to farming businesses, survey finds

In the 1970s there were around 2,500 abattoirs in the UK, but today there are only 203

clock 01 October 2025 • 3 min read
Milk prices tumble as Parkham Dairies confirms 8ppl cut and Freshways drops 6ppl
Dairy

Milk prices tumble as Parkham Dairies confirms 8ppl cut and Freshways drops 6ppl

The bull run in milk prices has come to an abrupt end as oversupply in the UK and elsewhere bites.

clock 30 September 2025 • 5 min read
Fears of fall in income and livestock numbers following roll out of Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme
Farm Business

Fears of fall in income and livestock numbers following roll out of Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme

NFU Cymru says findings 'extremely concerning' as government unveils policy's evidence base

clock 30 September 2025 • 3 min read
Latest milk prices for dairy farmers: Processors announce major drops
Farm Business

Latest milk prices for dairy farmers: Processors announce major drops

Arla farmers will see a 1.7ppl fall in their October milk price

clock 30 September 2025 • 32 min read
New report reveals major shift in growers' sustainability credentials
Environment

New report reveals major shift in growers' sustainability credentials

First ever British Berry Growers sustainability study shows commitment to reduction in water and energy use

clock 30 September 2025 • 2 min read
Red Tractor chief executive Jim Moseley to step down from role
Farm Business

Red Tractor chief executive Jim Moseley to step down from role

After 50 years in the food sector, Mr Moseley says he plans to retire next April

clock 29 September 2025 • 2 min read
Broccoli from low carbon concept farm hits Tesco shelves this week
Farm Business

Broccoli from low carbon concept farm hits Tesco shelves this week

Up to 50 tonnes of broccoli from Tesco’s low carbon concept farm in Lincolnshire has given customers a first taste of veg grown using a variety of low carbon techniques

clock 29 September 2025 • 3 min read
Regenerative Farming
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