The Government has confirmed that farmers and rural communities will receive almost £3 billion in funding this year to enable them to plan for the future, sow their crops and…
Andrew Heskin
Water outages could cost rural businesses
As the agriculture industry is pondering what the new Government will mean to farmers and landowners, another more immediate worry is the likelihood of extreme weather conditions across the UK.
Flooding to affect food prices
According to official data, the flooding that has hit northern England recently could mean that a substantial percentage of winter vegetable crops, such as potatoes, cauliflowers and cabbages, will be…
UK and China agree deal to secure British beef exports
British beef is set to be exported to China after the details of a trade deal between the UK and China were finalised.
US imposing tariffs on UK food exports
The US Government has started a ‘trade war’, imposing 25 per cent tariffs on UK and European food exports in retaliation over payments to Airbus, which the World Trade Organisation…
Arson costing farmers millions
According to research by farming insurance specialists, the cost of arson attacks on farms has hit its highest point in years, with the cost of fires in the South East…
£62 million boost for flood-hit areas
The Government has recently announced £62 million of flood defence investment for communities across Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East and the South East of England.
Farms to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2040
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has put together a plan that would make agriculture in the UK ‘carbon neutral’ by 2040, which would be a decade ahead of the Government’s…
NFU calls for smooth and orderly Brexit
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to urgently review the UK’s no-deal trade tariffs, and calling for a smooth and orderly Brexit.
Flood-hit farms given helping hand
As outdoor businesses face the aftermath of floods, and forecasters warn of more thunderstorms and flash floods before hotter weather, the Government and rural charities have offered support to farmers…
