Schemes
Advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will be issued to thousands of farmers in Wales tomorrow.
Dairy
Farmers have been urged to be vigilant for signs of bluetongue virus (BTV-3) as reports of a new strain in the Netherlands emerge.
Rural Life
North Yorkshire Council has refused planning permission for a solar farm and battery storage...
Other
Minister Lesley Griffiths has issued a reminder that the use of snares and glue traps will be illegal in Wales from October 17.
Agri-Business
The FSA has launched a new freephone number for the food fraud hotline as new research estimates food crime costs the UK economy up to £2 billion a year.
Avara Foods technical field manager Hannah Cargill has won the 2023 Meat Business Women's 'One to Watch' award.
Pig/Poultry
Defra is seeking views on using remote video veterinary inspections in avian influenza (bird flu) disease control zones.
What will happen to farmland acquired for the construction of HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester, which has been scrapped, is uncertain.
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has released details of the first three of ten new strategic dairy farms.
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has appointed Robert Craig, First Milk...
Government
The TFA has urged Rishi Sunak to reject a proposal to install a solar farm and battery storage system on farmland in Old Malton.
The government has launched two consultations aimed at improving rural broadband connectivity in "the most remote" parts of the UK.
Agri Politics
Minette Batters has announced her intention to step down from her role as president of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) in February 2024.
Firefighter operations are continuing in Kent to extinguish a barn fire that started on Wednesday (September 27).
The Scottish government has tabled a draft bill to change how farmers and rural communities receive support in Scotland.
A new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed at a premises in Sheshader, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
Arable
The mixed weather this year has caused a wide variation in harvest yield and quality around Scotland, NFU Scotland's survey reveals.
Four out of five UK adults think children should have access to free or subsidised milk at schools and nurseries.
