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Vigilant farmer raises alarm in RAF Fairford terror probe
A vigilant Gloucestershire farmer helped trigger a major counter-terror response near RAF Fairford in the early hours of Sunday (27 September) after…
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More than 100 MPs demand action after SFI26 funding runs out in hours
More than 100 Conservative MPs have demanded urgent action over the handling of SFI26 after its £253 million Window 2 budget was exhausted in less…
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Poor harvest sparks NFU call for emergency farm support
The NFU is calling for emergency financial support for arable farmers after a drought-hit 2026 harvest left wheat, spring barley and oat yields below…
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Shamonda virus detected in Jersey cattle as European spread continues
An emerging midge-borne virus linked to illness and abortions in cattle has been detected in Jersey, confirming its presence in the British Isles…
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Food industry urged to back British as national campaign turns 25
Britain’s food industry is being urged to put more home-grown produce on menus and shelves as British Food Fortnight marks its 25th anniversary amid…
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FOI reveals £65m soil data gap in Sustainable Farming Incentive
More than £65 million was paid to farmers to assess and manage their soils under the Sustainable Farming Incentive, but the results were never…
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Labour under pressure across countryside seats in new polling model
Labour could lose 79 rural and semi-rural seats on current voting intentions, putting the countryside at the heart of the latest electoral…
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UK dairy farmers lose 240m litres of milk in record-hot summer
UK dairy farmers delivered more than 240 million fewer litres of milk than expected between May and August as record heat and drought put production…
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Dry conditions leave major UK crops below five-year average
Wheat, spring barley and oat yields have finished sharply below five-year averages after prolonged dry conditions made harvest 2026 another difficult…
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Milk processors should be treated as critical infrastructure, says Dairy UK
Dairy processors handling around 15 billion litres of milk a year should be treated as critical national infrastructure because disruption could…
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