Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

The Food Standards Agency has obtained new powers that aim to protect consumers and businesses from food fraud more effectively.

UK crop protection company Adama announced that its novel fungicide active ingredient, Gilboa, has been classified as having a unique mode of action for cereal crops by the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC).  

A Gloucestershire farmer has been fined after the shepherdess he employed was killed in a quad bike crash. 

The NFU as well as the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board have responded to the government’s consultation on the Land Use Framework, which seeks view to develop a new, strategic approach to land use in England.

NFU Mutual is urging farmers to prioritise safety as first-cut silage gets underway across the country.

Farming campaigners have welcomed a new crackdown on cowboy waste operators that aims at tackling soaring fly-tipping in rural areas. 

The flavours of the South West are based on high-quality farming practices right through to top-notch cooking, and visitors to the Royal Bath & West Show will have plenty to delight the taste buds, the organisers promised.  

The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) is launching new stickers that aim to visually remind everyone to stay safe with a simple message, ‘I am vital to UK Agriculture – Stay Safe’.  

Devon & Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team has recently issued a plea for help to find a therapy sheep Bertha that was stolen from the North Devon area. 

The use of a gene-editing technology that makes pigs resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) has been approved in the US for its food supply chain.

Farmers have been encouraged to stay sun-safe as Melanoma Awareness Month has just launched.

Percy Farms, a 1,800 ha arable farming business operating within Northumberland Estates near Alnwick, has recently added winter wheat varieties Bamford and Blackstone from independent breeder Elsoms Seeds to its list of first wheats drilled for crop 25, confirms assistant farm manager Tom Ziemelis.