March 4: Exeter mart given green light to continue after FMD scare and farmers march through London on Pancake Day

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black gives an update on the situation at Exeter livestock mart after an APHA incident caused it to cancel primestock sales on Monday. The mart has been given the green light to hold sales today after sheep purchased on Friday tested negative for both foot-and-mouth and bluetongue. It is Pancake Day and farmers are in London today, protesting the changes to Inheritance Tax and showcasing the work that goes into the ingredients needed for pancakes, as another Labour MP speaks out against the changes

Alex Black

04 March 2025 鈥� 1 min read

March 3: Farmer handed 12 month prison sentence after death of son and look ahead to Pancake Day rally

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses the Bury farmer handed a 12 month prison sentence after the death of his son in July 2022, plans for the Pancake Day rally to be held in London on March 4 and an update on milk prices

Alex Black

03 March 2025 鈥� 1 min read

Farming in Five

February 27: Tenant farmers left shell-shocked as Government approves solar farm application

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black takes a look at the news that Emma and Rob Sturdy, from Eden Farm in Old Malton, have been left 鈥榙evastated' after Housing Secretary Angela Rayner granted permission for renewable energy company Harmony Energy, fly-tipping increases and a milk price rise for Organic Herd

Alex Black

27 February 2025 鈥� 1 min read

Farming in Five

February 26: Round-up of the main headlines at NFU Conference and reaction to Defra Secretary's speech

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown gives the main headlines from NFU conference, takes a look at the details of the Defra Secretary's speech, what farmers and industry representatives thought, and what's next for the family farm tax campaign?