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Date for new Clarkson's Farm series revealed
Entertainment

Date for new Clarkson's Farm series revealed

Chris Brayford
clock 02 April 2025 • 2 min read
QMS stresses importance of red meat to Westminster and Holyrood
Livestock

QMS stresses importance of red meat to Westminster and Holyrood

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 02 April 2025 • 1 min read
1,000-year-old farming family reveals 'worries' over IHT changes
Politics

1,000-year-old farming family reveals 'worries' over IHT changes

Chris Brayford
clock 01 April 2025 • 4 min read
Hudda Morgan: "The next generation may not be ready to take on the running of a farm"
Politics

Hudda Morgan: "The next generation may not be ready to take on the running of a farm"

Chris Brayford
clock 29 March 2025 • 3 min read
Latest News
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QMS stresses importance of red meat to Westminster and Holyrood
Livestock

QMS stresses importance of red meat to Westminster and Holyrood

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chair Kate Rowell said concerns arising from the Autumn Budget had highlighted the need for 'continued engagement' with both UK and Scottish Government

clock 02 April 2025 • 1 min read
Labelling for free-range poultry to be relaxed
Poultry

Labelling for free-range poultry to be relaxed

Currently, after 12 weeks, free-range poultry has to be labelled as indoor reared when mandatory housing measures are introduced in response to bird flu

clock 02 April 2025 • 2 min read
Activists target cinemagoers with 'Dairy is Scary' film trailer
Dairy

Activists target cinemagoers with 'Dairy is Scary' film trailer

Campaign organisers say: "Dairy is an insidious industry that works hard to maintain a fairytale of ‘happy' cows grazing freely in lush, green pasture."

clock 01 April 2025 • 2 min read
Closed period could be scrapped by Welsh Gov following review into Control of Agricultural Pollution regulations
Politics

Closed period could be scrapped by Welsh Gov following review into Control of Agricultural Pollution regulations

An independent review into Wales' Control of Agricultural Pollution (CAP) regulations has published recommendations in five key areas. It found that an 'all-Wales' approach to the regulations was the right one

clock 31 March 2025 • 8 min read
Latest milk prices for dairy farmers
Farm Business

Latest milk prices for dairy farmers

Ara holds April price while Freshways drops May price by 2ppl

clock 31 March 2025 • 25 min read
Farming Minister to be quizzed by Efra Committee for the first time
Politics

Farming Minister to be quizzed by Efra Committee for the first time

Defra Minister Daniel Zeichner will be probed about the early closure of SFI and Defra's communication with the industry on key changes to farming policy

clock 31 March 2025 • 2 min read
More than 1,700 urban-edge farms lost since 2010
Farm Business

More than 1,700 urban-edge farms lost since 2010

New CPRE report says the loss equates to an area the size of Leeds no longer producing food

clock 31 March 2025 • 2 min read
Lamb prices slip behind last year but there is still plenty of support for values
Farm Business

Lamb prices slip behind last year but there is still plenty of support for values

After being above last year's values, deadweight lamb prices are now lagging, although set to remain relatively firm

clock 29 March 2025 • 3 min read
British Sugar concludes 'strong' 2024/25 campaign
Arable

British Sugar concludes 'strong' 2024/25 campaign

Dan Green, agriculture director at British Sugar, said it had been a ‘strong’ campaign and the weather had, for the most part, been kind

clock 27 March 2025 • 2 min read
Defra dismisses claims it plans to scrap Producer Organisations
Farm Business

Defra dismisses claims it plans to scrap Producer Organisations

Berry growers raise concerns amid funding review

clock 27 March 2025 • 2 min read
Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to back down in Spring Statement
Politics

Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to back down in Spring Statement

While Ms Reeves was quick to quell any rumoured tax rises, she did not back down on the measures introduced in the Autumn Budget, including the family farm tax

clock 26 March 2025 • 5 min read
'Íæż½ã½ã are the absolute priority', says Red Tractor as body publishes its response to assurance review
Farm Business

'Íæż½ã½ã are the absolute priority', says Red Tractor as body publishes its response to assurance review

Alistair Mackintosh welcomes opportunity to reset relationship with farmers

clock 25 March 2025 • 4 min read
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