Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak
UK Ag Finance helps young farmer through generational transfer
5th February 2025
UK Ag Finance has shared a story about how the specialist helped a young farmer through a generational transfer with an agricultural loan.
Campaigners urge McDonald’s to join farmers in fight against IHT
5th February 2025
Supporters of Britain’s farmers are urging fast-food giant McDonald’s to join the industry in demanding that Rachel Reeves rethinks her controversial inheritance tax changes on family farms.
New lameness manifesto launched for British dairy industry
5th February 2025
An ambitious plan to stamp out cases of lameness on British dairy farms over the next 20 years has been published.
MPs call on supermarket bosses to pay farmers fair prices
4th February 2025
Almost 50 MPs from across England, Scotland and Wales have signed a letter addressed to the CEOs of the UK’s six largest supermarkets, calling out their unfair practices that are harming farmers.
British Sugar announces closing dates for its processing factories
4th February 2025
British Sugar has issued an update that the factories have already processed just over 80% of the crop and announced closing dates for each site.
FCN and Dewing Grain invite farmers for free FarmWell and live podcast event
4th February 2025
Farming Community Network and Dewing Grain have invited farmers to attend a free FarmWell event, which will take place later this month.
Dairy production is predicted to rise in 2025 despite challenges
4th February 2025
British milk production is forecast to grow by over 1% in 2025, according to the latest report from the AHDB.
Iceland boss and Labour supporter opposes family farm tax
4th February 2025
Richard Walker, the managing director of Iceland and Labour Party supporter, has spoken out against Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid on farmers, breaking with the party after previously supporting its Budget.
Suffolk: ‘We stay united’ – over 100 tractors are taking part in farmers’ rally
3rd February 2025
Over 100 tractors are taking part in the farmers’ rally on the A14 in Suffolk today.
Spring malting barley Firefoxx receives support from maltster Muntons
31st January 2025
Two years since gaining full approval for malt distilling use, the high-yielding spring malting barley Firefoxx, bred by Elsoms-Ackermann Barley, has been continuing its upward trajectory with recent commercial interest from maltster Muntons PLC.
New merger called ‘bold step forward’ for UK pig farming industry
30th January 2025
Three UK pig marketing groups have just announced a merger with the intent to give independent farmers more clout in the marketplace.
NFU president meets with East Anglia farmers ahead of another protest
29th January 2025
“We have to focus on policy, not politics,” said the NFU president Tom Bradshaw during the meeting with farmers from across East Anglia which took place earlier today.
