Government
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging the Chancellor to recognise the risks facing homegrown food production.
Rural Life
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is looking for a reset for tenant farmers in the upcoming budget amid a "brutal year" for farming
Agri-Business
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging government to reduce the cost of producing food and increase agricultural investment
Agri Politics
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham marked Back British Farming Day by paying tribute to British farmers in parliament today (September 9).
Farm organisations have called upon the UK government to introduce more long-term measures to help farmers adapt to climate change.
Drought
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will chair an emergency meeting today about the impact of heatwaves, with almost 75% of England now in drought.
Beef
The NFU is calling on government to introduce a ban on Brazilian imports unless Brazil can show that it is using antibiotics responsibly.
Farmers and growers urgently need secure, reliable access to water to continue producing food for UK households amid drought conditions
Several farming organisations have outlined their priorities for the UK's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his team.
Dame Angela Eagle has made a return to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as its new Secretary of State.
Arable
The UK's 2026 cereal harvest is now well underway, with continuing heatwave conditions driving maturity levels within all crops.
Sheep
The UK government has secured "improved market access" for British lamb, beef and dairy in a new trade agreement with Switzerland.
UK agri-food sector stakeholders have called upon the next prime minister to back a plan for a 'more resilient and affordable' food system.
Several UK farming organisations have called for action from Defra to match the ambitions outlined in its new Farming Roadmap.
Four MPs visited an arable farm to learn about how farmers have been impacted by "soaring" prices of fertiliser after the Middle East conflict.
Defra has appointed a new farming minister for the third time since the start of the current Labour government, back in July 2024.
The NFU has called on the UK government to postpone the introduction of CBAM over fears that it might further increase fertiliser prices.
England plans to achieve officially bTB-free status by 2038 under a new strategy, with hopes of deploying a vaccine for the disease by 2030.
