Ukraine-Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin may have invaded Ukraine in order to leverage political power through the global food market, according to a top food systems researcher.

Russian president Vladimir Putin may have invaded Ukraine in order to ‘leverage political power’ through the global food market, according to a top food systems researcher.

Government grants must support commercial woodland in order to give farmers an incentive to plant trees amid soaring demand for home-grown timber following Russian sanctions, forestry experts have said.

A short-life taskforce has been established to monitor potential disruption to food security and supply resulting from the war in Ukraine.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has been at it again, claiming the rise in farmgate prices over the past 12 months shows that farmers can recoup the money they are starting to lose due to reductions in the Basic Payment Scheme.

Removal of the 25 per cent import tariff on US maize will help mitigate limited exports from Ukraine and Russia and improve agri-food chains’ ability to maintain animal feed supply, industry chiefs have said. 

Farmers Guardian News and Business Reporter Hannah Binns talks to Dave Handley, Paul Tompkins and Gary Mitchell, NFU Scotland’s milk committee chair about their thoughts on AHDB.

An amazing result was achieved at Talybonton-Usk livestock market last week, when a grand sum of £2,000 was raised for the Ukraine Trauma First Aid Project, recently set up by a local, ex-military man.

UK farmers have stepped up to the plate in their support for Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the Russian invasion, with farmers across the country offering accommodation. By Hannah Binns, Alex Black and Ewan Pate.

NFU Scotland has received a bashing from farming environmentalists and industry organisations over its Environmental Focus Area (EFA) derogation call.