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Scottish farmers trial app to cut biodiversity audit burden
Scottish farmers and crofters are trialling a new app to cut the burden of biodiversity audits and help them meet future payment rules. NatureScot…
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Climate impacts blamed as UK food self-sufficiency drops to 60%
UK food self-sufficiency has fallen from 65% to 60% by value, as climate-driven shocks to global commodity markets pushed up the cost of key imports…
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Nearly 4,000 acres of farmland approved for major solar farm
One of the UK’s largest solar farm projects has been approved, with almost 4,000 acres of mostly farmland set to be used across the Lincolnshire and…
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Free prostate cancer checks offered to farmers at NSA Sheep Event
Free prostate cancer checks will be offered to farmers and rural workers at this year’s NSA Sheep Event as part of a campaign to improve diagnosis in…
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Milk & More depot workers regain bargaining rights
Workers at three Milk & More depots have regained collective bargaining rights after Unite secured statutory recognition through the Central…
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Second-hand machinery demand drives 85% sales jump at Cheffins
Demand for second-hand farm machinery has surged, with Cheffins reporting £23 million-worth of sales in Q2 as farmers continued to invest in used kit…
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Foodservice firms urged to back British pork as pig prices fall
Independent pig producers are facing renewed pressure from falling prices and cheaper imports, prompting the NPA to seek urgent talks with major…
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Next prime minister urged to act on UK food security
Food and farming leaders have urged the next prime minister to back a five-point plan to strengthen the UK’s food system, warning that households and…
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NFU urges action as small abattoirs disappear from rural Britain
Britain’s shrinking network of small abattoirs is leaving livestock farmers with fewer routes to market and raising fresh concerns over the future of…
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British farmers could get £1bn boost from public food pledge
British farmers could receive a £1 billion-a-year boost if schools, hospitals and other public bodies sourced half their food from local and…
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