News
Animal feed firm fined nearly £600,000 after worker loses arm
An animal feed manufacturer has been ordered to pay out nearly £600,000 after a worker lost his arm after becoming entangled in a conveyor. Bartosz…
Read more
More news
News
Sussex farmers given 1,000 free DNA kits to help curb thefts
Sussex Police and the NFU have funded 1,000 specialist DNA marking kits in a bid to help farmers deter thieves from stealing vital farming equipment…
Read more
News
Agricultural property relief 'remains valuable' despite changes
Business and agricultural property reliefs are still valuable for farming businesses to utilise even when they change next year, rural finance…
Read more
News
Farm leaders meet with Defra to discuss 'crushing impact' of SFI closure
A farming roundtable has met with the Food Security Minister to explain the "crushing impact" of Defra’s decision to close the Sustainable Farming…
Read more
News
Holstein champion Mag Pandor given top title for second time
Holstein champion Mag Pandor has been crowned Supreme Champion at the 2025 Borderway UK Dairy Expo for a second consecutive time. Mag Pandor took…
Read more
News
Labour's compulsory purchase plan 'another attack' on countryside
Rural campaigners have criticised the government’s proposed changes to compulsory purchase orders as 'another attack' on the countryside. The…
Read more
News
'Do not wait': Agronomist offers advice after cancer diagnosis at 42
An agronomist who was diagnosed with cancer after noticing a small lump in his neck has urged people working in farming to act quickly should they…
Read more
News
Scottish livestock markets continue to see strong beef prices
The continued strong beef prices at the livestock marts, up almost 25% on last year, is encouraging Scotland's beef farmers to "stick in". This is…
Read more
News
Farms waiting years to get planning permission, analysis shows
Farming and rural businesses are waiting years – and even decades – to get planning permission to enable much-needed diversification and investment…
Read more
News
Flooded farmer slams 'unfair treatment' after applying to Defra fund
A flooded Cambridgeshire farmer has called out the "unfair treatment" he received after applying to the government's Farming Recovery Fund. Tenant…
Read more