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Global food giants lag behind on animal welfare commitments, report warns
Global food companies are failing to turn animal welfare promises into meaningful action, despite years of public commitments to improve standards…
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Farm contracting costs rise as fuel and labour pressures bite
Farm contracting costs are rising across the UK as operators face mounting pressure from inflation, labour and volatile fuel prices, new figures…
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Farmers push back on plans to bring back golden eagles
Farmers must not be sidelined in plans to reintroduce golden eagles to northern England, the NFU has warned, as the government commits £1 million to…
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Farmer takes on 268-mile trek to support farming mental health
A Scottish farmer is set to take on a gruelling 268-mile trek across some of Britain’s toughest terrain to raise funds for agricultural mental health…
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UFU appoints new president as NI farming sector faces pressures
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has appointed a new president as Northern Ireland’s farming sector faces mounting pressure on environmental policy, disease…
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Race to save organic farm as community raises £270,000
A community campaign to save an organic Shropshire farm has entered a decisive phase, with more than £270,000 raised as locals race to secure the…
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'They are violent': Essex farmer hit by wave of hare coursing attacks
An Essex farmer says he fears for his safety after suffering more than 200 hare coursing incidents and repeated violent attacks in under a year, as…
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ADAS launches tool to reveal true cost of crop rotation choices
Farmers could soon make clearer decisions on crop rotations, as a new tool aims to spell out the trade-offs between profit and environmental impact…
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Scheme bringing sheep into schools reaches 6,000 children this year
More than 6,000 schoolchildren have been given hands-on access to farming this year, as a scheme tackling growing disconnection from food production…
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Arla raises milk price while Muller and First Milk stand firm
Dairy markets are beginning to steady — but UK farmers are facing a widening split as milk prices head in different directions. Arla has increased…
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