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RamCompare seeks new farms to join for 2025 breeding season
The UK’s national progeny testing initiative is seeking new commercial farms to join the project this season across England and Wales. RamCompare…
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SRUC mulls closing campus building amid 'significant challenges'
A Scotland Rural College (SRUC) campus could see its main building close down, as well as the discontinuation of a course, due to 'significant…
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Survey exploring flood impact on farmer mental health extended
An important survey exploring the impacts of flooding and drought on the mental health of farmers has been extended in order to gather in more…
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NFU calls for 'longer-term vision' on beaver reintroduction plans
The NFU has urged the government to work with farmers in developing its a 'longer-term vision' to beaver reintroduction before wild releases go…
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Consultation launched on farm inheritance tax reliefs for trusts
The government has announced a technical consultation on planned changes to agricultural property relief and business property reliefs for trusts. It…
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Arla's March 2025 price for farmer suppliers to remain the same
Arla's March 2025 price for its British farmer suppliers will remain the same for both conventional and organic milk, the co-op has confirmed. The…
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Public raise over £40k for Devon family farm hit by bird flu
The public have raised over £40,000 for a Devon farmer who was forced to cull 5,000 chickens following a case of highly pathogenic bird flu. Jerry…
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UK scientists find new ways of developing vaccines to tackle poultry virus
British scientists have developed a new approach to designing vaccines for one of the sector's biggest challenges, a highly contagious poultry…
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Drop in UK cereal and oilseed leads to growing reliance on imports
Last year was challenging for UK cereal and oilseed growers due to a marked decline in both wheat and oilseed rape production, leading to a reliance…
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Government opens door for licenced reintroductions of beavers
The government has opened the door for licenced reintroductions of beavers into several parts of England, despite farmer concern over the move…
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