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Arable land shows modest increase as supply across the industry remains tight

Arable

Arable land shows modest increase as supply across the industry remains tight

Autumn Budget changes constrain sales markets as landowners wait to weigh-up options

clock 22 April 2025 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

Blogs

Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

Well it's been a tumultuous three months since I wrote my last article and it looks like we are in for a bumpy ride ahead, so buckle in

clock 19 April 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Roger Nicholson - "There comes a time when those in power need to listen and give our industry the respect it deserves"

In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson - "There comes a time when those in power need to listen and give our industry the respect it deserves"

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including 'Springtime on the Farm'. Roger, 81, farms with his sons Dave and Robert and says he has no plans to retire just yet

clock 14 April 2025 • 3 min read
Íæż½ã½ã in 'limbo' pull out of 'inefficient' SFI 2024 applications

Politics

Íæż½ã½ã in 'limbo' pull out of 'inefficient' SFI 2024 applications

Íæż½ã½ã have claimed it is a 'waste of time' to wait for a scheme which they may not even be accepted into

clock 13 April 2025 • 3 min read
Farming in Five: Chancellor accused of using Ministers as 'human shields' over IHT, Íæż½ã½ã take fate into their own hands by abandoning SFI, AHDB shares Farm Assurance Review response and next stage of Johne's disease plan is revealed

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Chancellor accused of using Ministers as 'human shields' over IHT, Íæż½ã½ã take fate into their own hands by abandoning SFI, AHDB shares Farm Assurance Review response and next stage of Johne's disease plan is revealed

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the top stories from this week, including the Chancellor being accused of using Ministers as 'human shields' over Inheritance Tax changes, farmers take fate into their own hands by abandoning their SFI applications early despite waiting for offers to be made by the Government, APHA appoints former police chief as new chief executive, and Baroness Minette Batters asked to lead a review into farm profitability. Next week the latest on Donald Trump's trade tariffs and the impact on agriculture, new details revealed for the next stage of Johne's disease plan, and a petition to get farming on the curriculum aims to get 100k signatures

clock 11 April 2025 • 1 min read
Farming Matters: "Recent policies raise a fundamental question: is this a government we can trust to make informed decisions for the future of our food security?"

Environment

Farming Matters: "Recent policies raise a fundamental question: is this a government we can trust to make informed decisions for the future of our food security?"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Kate Lord, chief executive of Cotswold Farm Park and Warwickshire mixed farmer

clock 08 April 2025 • 3 min read
April 3: President Donald Trump announces 10% tariffs on UK imports, Government told it must keep its word on seizing and crushing vehicles carrying illegal meat across the border, and date confirmed for new series of Clarkson's farm

Farming in Five

April 3: President Donald Trump announces 10% tariffs on UK imports, Government told it must keep its word on seizing and crushing vehicles carrying illegal meat across the border, and date confirmed for new series of Clarkson's farm

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses President Donald Trump's 10% import tariffs and the impact on UK agriculture, the Farming Minister apologies to farmers who were unable to access SFI since its abrupt closure, the Government is warned not to go back on its word to seize and crush vehicles found to be importing illegal meat across the border, amid multiple disease threats, and the date for the new series of Clarkson's Farm has been announced

clock 03 April 2025 • 1 min read
Zeichner apologises to farmers who missed out on SFI

Politics

Zeichner apologises to farmers who missed out on SFI

Minister defends Labour's agricultural policies as he faces bruising first Efra Committee appearance

clock 02 April 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Edward Harrison: "What unites us is the passion for what we do"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Edward Harrison: "What unites us is the passion for what we do"

Edward Harrison, 27, is a rare and native breed farmer from Carlisle in Cumbria. He writes about SFI, what unites farming more than anything, selling direct to customers and why he is proud to work in the sector

clock 02 April 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: Alan Carter – "When you have been in a parlour since the pushchair, you can take all this for granted"

In your field

In your field: Alan Carter – "When you have been in a parlour since the pushchair, you can take all this for granted"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162-hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, supplying Saputo

clock 31 March 2025 • 3 min read