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School meals could create new markets for UK growers, report says
Serving more locally grown fruit and vegetables in school meals could create new markets for UK farmers while strengthening the country’s food…
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Pilgrim's launches butchery academy to tackle UK skills shortage
Pilgrim’s Europe has launched a new training academy aimed at tackling the UK’s shortage of skilled butchers, as the meat industry faces growing…
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Welsh government unveils £5m finance scheme for farm improvements
Welsh farmers will soon be able to access low-interest loans of up to £1 million to modernise their businesses under a new government-backed finance…
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Deer damage to farmland sparks new management plan in national park
Farmers and land managers in Scotland’s first national park are being backed with new support measures to tackle rising deer numbers that are…
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Tenant farming future at risk amid policy shifts, warns TFA chair
Policy changes and shifting land use are putting the future of tenant farming in England and Wales at risk, the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has…
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New egg guidance aims to ensure only top quality eggs reach shop shelves
Consumers buying eggs in UK supermarkets should soon see a noticeable improvement in the quality of the eggs inside the box, following the…
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Pressure grows on government to ensure imports meet UK egg standards
Egg producers and consumers across the UK are writing to their MPs to raise concerns about what they see as a fundamental unfairness in proposed new…
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NFU warns Defra fertiliser disruption could affect UK food supply
Farm leaders have warned that global conflict could drive up farm input costs and threaten the UK food supply chain after holding talks with Defra…
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Wales unlikely to meet 2041 TB-free target without change, says NFU Cymru
NFU Cymru has backed calls for a “step change” in Wales’ bovine TB eradication strategy, warning current measures are not on track to eliminate the…
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Farm ordered to pay £18,000 after slurry pollutes Bristol Avon tributaries
A Wiltshire farming partnership has been ordered to pay more than £18,000 after two slurry pollution incidents contaminated tributaries of the…
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