Strutt & Parker, the UK estate agency has appointed Natalie Gaibani as its new head of farming. Ms Gaibani joins the company from Promar International where she was head of farm business survey and interim managing director. Before...
The first progress report into last year’s review of the UK farm assurance schemes says some changes are being made by the schemes, but government has yet to actively engage. The UK Farm Assurance Review (UKFAR), the first in the 25...
Volac has appointed Andrew Thompson as managing director of its feed and forage additives business. Mr Thompson was formerly regional director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at the Genus ABS cattle genetics business,...
The comprehensive review into UK farm assurance, sponsored by the four farm unions and the AHDB, is underway. The four Commissioners, Dr Dai Llewellyn, the former vice-chancellor of Harper Adams University, have agreed a programme of...
Defra’s Farm Business Survey is to move from academic to commercial management for the first time in its 86-year history. After an “extensive” retender process, the Department has appointed Promar International to run the four-year...
The UK’s fruit and vegetable industry is facing serious threats from rising energy prices and a lack of workers to pick crops, says the NFU. The organisation is calling for access to affordable energy and a skilled and secure...