All news articles FARM POLICYWelsh government delays new support scheme for another yearThe roll out of Wales’ controversial new farm support scheme is being put on hold for another year. The Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) was due to be phased in from… FARM POLICYSunak to unveil raft of new measures to back British farmersPrime minister Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a raft of new measures to back British farming, including a new UK Annual Food Security Index and plans to “turbocharge” the… NEWSFW Podcast Ep 205: Transition Live - Defra promises supportIn this episode, Defra secretary Steve Barclay promises more support for farmers following a challenging wet winter and spring. Mr Barclay made the pledge in a keynote speech at the Farmers Weekly Transition… OPINIONOpinion: Supply chain players should understand each otherHere’s a column which is sort of about Farm Assurance, just in case you haven’t heard enough on the subject. First, though, my customary preamble to prove that this wasn’t written by… FARM POLICYProf Chris Elliott hits out at government food security recordA leading food scientist at Queen’s University in Belfast has criticised the government’s record on food security. Prof Chris Elliott OBE, founder of the university’s Institute for Global Food Security… NEWSOpinion: Organic farming – key to longer-term food securityIn 2022, the global organic farming area increased by more than 20m ha, to a total of 96m ha. These figures reveal a widespread recognition that organic represents a multi-faceted… NEWSYeo Valley to remove 'incorrect' UK topsoil losses statYeo Valley has decided to remove an “incorrect” statistic about UK topsoil erosion from its vanilla ice-cream after a farmer questioned its validity. Northamptonshire farmer Joe Adams, from Thrupp Farms… NEWSThis Week in Farming: Strikes, SFI on the cheap and dairy tipsWelcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best content from Farmers Weekly. But first, have you found the sun cream? It was… OPINIONOpinion: Would farmers vote 'none of the above'?Elections are in the news. In India, nearly a billion people are engaged in a lengthy voting process. Earlier this year the Russians re-elected President Putin, and in November the… EVENTSWinners named in inaugural Women in Agriculture AwardsTwelve women have been honoured as winners in a new awards scheme which aims to recognise and reward women in agriculture. The first ever National Women In Agriculture Awards was… LIVESTOCK DISEASESBSE case confirmed on farm in ScotlandA case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed by the Scottish government on a farm in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was identified as part of routine testing and… WEATHERDefra secretary promises more help for flood-hit farmersFurther help for farmers hit by incessant wet weather and flooding this winter and spring is on the way, with derogations planned for environmental schemes, and an extension of the… NEWSUK farmers 'on the brink' amid financial and mental pressuresBritish farmers are “on the brink” of quitting the industry following months of wet weather and low profits, farming groups have warned. Prolonged wet weather, squeezed margins and falling farm… FARM POLICYFarm to Fork summit 2023: Have pledges been met?Last May, prime minister Rishi Sunak agreed to hold a Farm to Fork food security summit at Number 10. Multiple promises were made by the government after the meeting, but… NEWSEditor's View: Not-so-small soya conundrum needs resolvingWhat dish or food product is regularly on your household shopping list that didn’t feature a couple of decades ago? Perhaps none, perhaps plenty. There is a bewildering churn of… ENVIRONMENTWaitrose to support farmers to transition to regen systemsWaitrose has unveiled ambitious plans to support more than 2,000 of its British farmer-suppliers to move to regenerative farming practices. The retailer has been trialling regen and nature-friendly farming practices… NEWSTractor factory workers to strike over ‘pay betrayal’More than 500 workers at a New Holland tractor factory in Basildon, Essex, are set to strike in May over pay disputes, the UK’s leading union says. Unite claims workers… FARM POLICYScots farm leaders welcome new first minister John SwinneyScottish farm leaders have congratulated John Swinney on becoming the seventh first minister for Scotland, and vowed to work together to strengthen the agricultural industry. Mr Swinney, 60, was elected… More articles
