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Wheat imports into UK reach highest levels since records began
Wheat imports into the UK have reached its highest levels since electronic records began, due to lower domestic production and quality issues in…
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Co-op joins major retailers in urging Labour to 'look again' at IHT rules
The government has been told by Co-op to 'look again' at the impact of its controversial inheritance tax proposal on farming businesses. The retailer…
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Tesco and Lidl announce support for farmers amid IHT backlash
Tesco and Lidl have become the latest retailers to announce their support for farmers as backlash continues against the government's inheritance tax…
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Defra relaxes bluetongue restrictions amid 'very low risk' period
Defra has announced that the UK is now in a 'very low risk' period for bluetongue virus following the confirmation of 200 cases over the past year…
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Cereals to take place on Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm in 2026
Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire has been chosen to host next year's Cereals Event, organisers have confirmed. Hosting the arable…
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Mental health nurse awarded scholarship to address suicide in farming
A mental health nurse hopes to offer helpful insights into what more can be done to prevent suicides in British farming by embarking on an…
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Farmers rally against inheritance tax proposals in Cardiff
Farmers on NFU Cymru's Council have sent a strong message to the UK government that the Welsh farming industry remains strongly opposed to the IHT…
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GB farmland market sees highest activity levels since 2018
Britain’s farmland market saw its highest activity levels since 2018 last year, marking a 19% rise from 2023 and a 14% increase above the 2012-2016…
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Bird flu confirmed in 15,000 turkeys on North Yorkshire farm
Avian influenza has been confirmed in 15,000 turkeys at a farm in North Yorkshire, just a day after an outbreak in 1.6 million layer hens in…
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Court of Appeal grants Natural England injunction against farmer
The Court of Appeal has granted Natural England an injunction to prevent a tenant farmer cultivating land containing areas of archaeological…
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