Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

With inflation now falling overall but food prices rising according to the latest figures, environment secretary Emma Reynolds promised to set out further steps from the government to help drive down food costs.

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has announced the appointment of Gavin Lane as its new president. 

Opico has expanded its product portfolio to include the Simtech range of direct drills. The line-up features a mix of specialist grassland seeders and more conventional arable machines, encompassing simple mechanical box drills as well as wider, more advanced pneumatic units.

More than 100 businesses, retailers and trade bodies across the food and farming supply chain have written to the prime minister urging him to “do the right thing” and rethink planned changes to the inheritance tax.

A cow and a slurry tanker made an unexpected appearance in Central London yesterday, as British farmers gathered to mark the anniversary of last year’s major farming rally.

The sugar beet industry experts Francesca Broom of BBRO and Mark Winters of British Sugar have provided an update on the latest conditions in the field. 

Almost half of farmers surveyed by NFU Mutual have not yet planned how they will hand over farms to the next generation, despite proposed changes to inheritance tax taking effect in less than six months’ time.

The UK pig sector has paid tribute to the late Robert Beckett, who has been posthumously awarded the distinguished David Black Award at this year’s National Pig Awards.

Farmers from across the UK are preparing to drive their tractors to London on Budget day, calling for fair treatment and a secure future for British farming.

The government has been urged to make rural crime a clear national priority, following the Home Office’s announcement that Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) positions will be abolished once their current term is up in 2028. 

As Brake’s annual Road Safety Week begins, the Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) is urging farmers across the UK to make rural road safety a top priority this winter.

Farmers from across the country will gather at Whitehall tomorrow to mark the anniversary of last year’s major farming rally.