Farm Business
CLA seeks rural support from Tory hopefuls
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has written to Tory leadership contestants Jeremy Hunt MP and Boris Johnson MP seeking five pledges for the rural economy, focusing on the particular needs of country communities and businesses. The pledges are: to...
read moreNFU calls for BPS Brexit clarity
Farmers are asking Defra to clarify the arrangements for the 2020 farm support schemes, following the delay in implementing Brexit. The UK had originally been due to leave the EU at the end of March 2019 and Defra had agreed that the 2019 Basic Payment scheme, which...
read moreSocial media to reconnect farm and consumer
A new digital media platform with content designed to appeals to farmers and foodies alike launches this week. EatFarmNow shares stories from the world's fields, barns and kitchens though a website and social media channels, according to its UK founders, Welsh farmer...
read moreTotal Income From Farming drops 17% in 2018
The UK Total Income from Farming (TIFF) figure fell 17% in calendar 2018, with increasing costs outweighing a small rise in arable and livestock farm incomes. Enterprises were squeezed between a late spring and dry summer which reduced both arable and forage crop...
read moreNew members for AHDB Dairy board
AHDB Dairy has appointed three new members to its dairy board, with Joe Towers, Liz Haines and Ian Harvey taking up three-year terms from last month. They replace Janette Prince, Tim Gue and David Cotton who have all completed their terms of office. Mr Towers joined...
read moreBetter support needed for farmers facing change
Britain’s farmers and their families need greater recognition and support for the challenges they face - particularly mental health, long working hours and rural isolation – as well as the effect of unpredictable weather, uncertain global markets and volatile...
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