Author Posts: Sarah Kidby

While the overall cost of rural theft fell by 20 per cent in 2020 as Covid-19 kept thieves out of the countryside, other rural crimes rose sharply, and NFU Mutual is warning that organised criminals are returning with new tactics.

The Environment Agency is urging farmers and landowners setting up temporary campsites this summer to check their flood risk.

A collection of farm machinery is due to be auctioned in Acton, near Sudbury, this month, after the death of “passionate” Suffolk farmer Peter Miller.

National Pig Association chief executive Zoe Davies has warned that farms will see serious problems in “a matter of weeks” if the government does not act to address staff shortages.

New research suggests such a tax could cost the UK nearly £250 million, and proposes a more subtle approach encompassing climatic, economic, and land use factors.

Plans to reduce operational costs and improve efficiency over two years will see the AHDB cut nearly £8 million from its annual staff and overheads budget of £29m.

Fans of the hit series will be able to watch Jeremy’s second year on Diddly Squat Farm, as he attempts to diversify under the careful watch of series one favourites Kaleb Cooper, Gerald and Cheerful Charlie.

Farmers are being urged to test their lambs for worms to avoid impacts on growth rates, as high burdens are being reported across the UK following a period of warm and wet weather.

The NFU and the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) have teamed up to issue advice for members about the problems caused by a lack of labour in the food supply chain.

Two farms in the Brandenburg region in east Germany, close to the Polish border, have been affected by the outbreak.

Activists are demanding that McDonald’s switch to a fully plant-based menu by 2025.

Farmers have raised concerns over whether a future owner of Morrisons would stand by its payment practices and relationships with food producers.