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Improving the efficiencies of agricultural operations through technology can help save farmers money in the long-term and improve their environmental credentials. 

Millions of pounds are being pumped into Britain’s agritech sector each year, yet the public believes the farming industry is ’old fashioned’ and could make more use of technology, a new survey has revealed.

Despite various support schemes having now coming into play, pig producers will remain ‘in limbo’ until butchers drafted in from overseas hit abattoir floors.

High standards and regulations are major factors behind consumers’ trust in British food, with the sector ranking as high as the NHS in terms of trustworthiness.

Industry chiefs have been left incensed at calls to increase wages and conditions to alleviate the crisis gripping all corners of the agricultural sector.

With a flurry of new grants coming on stream, Olivia Midgley draws on the expertise of a panel of industry insiders to find out how farm businesses can take advantage.

Defra’s Future Farm Resilience Fund (FFRF) has awarded 19 organisations a combined total of £10.7 million to support farmers and land managers with free business advice during the Agricultural Transition Period.

Key elements of Defra’s new environmental grant schemes are still not in place despite the initial rollout just months away and low uptake of farmers.

A single case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Somerset farm but the public have been reassured there is no risk to food safety.

With farming’s role in caring for the countryside under the spotlight like never before, this month’s special feature looks at some examples of projects around Britain which have nature-friendly farming at their core.