Rachel Birch

Chinese market for UK pork exports set to expand – AHDB
Chinese market for UK pork exports set to expand – AHDB

The UK pork industry is set to benefit from a surge in demand for its pork exports with the newly...

FUW urges Welsh government to reinstate agri-budget to 2023 level
FUW urges Welsh government to reinstate agri-budget to 2023 level

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has reiterated its calls for the Welsh government to safeguard farm funding ahead of...

Pet farm renews calls to crowdsource £40,000 to save it
Pet farm renews calls to crowdsource £40,000 to save it

Nunny’s pet farm in Lincolnshire is making a renewed appeal to the public in its bid to crowd-source £40,000 in...

Farmers urged to prepare ahead of Storm Darragh
Farmers urged to prepare ahead of Storm Darragh

NFU Mutual has urged farmers to prepare ahead of this weekend’s arrival of Storm Darragh, as the Met Office issues...

Dairy UK wins ‘milk’ trademark appeal against oat drink brand
Dairy UK wins ‘milk’ trademark appeal against oat drink brand

The UK Court of Appeals have ruled in favour of Dairy UK in its case against Oatly, the Swedish Oat...

330kg of cheese donated to veterans in Christmas ceremony
330kg of cheese donated to veterans in Christmas ceremony

The Annual Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses took place yesterday (Wednesday, December 5) to kickstart Christmas festivities, with cheesemakers from...

Driver sentenced after pleading guilty to horse collision
Driver sentenced after pleading guilty to horse collision

A man in his 70s has been sentenced and prosecuted by York Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded guilty to driving...

Warwickshire Police authorises ‘trained farmer’ to shoot bull at large
Warwickshire Police authorises ‘trained farmer’ to shoot bull at large

Warwickshire police responded to an incident in Brinklow yesterday (November 3), where an escaped bull had to be shot after...

25% will use air fryer to cook all or part of Christmas meal – AHDB
25% will use air fryer to cook all or part of Christmas meal – AHDB

New consumer research data released by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) today (Tuesday, December 3), forecasts a number...

NSA launches new survey into sheep worrying by dogs
NSA launches new survey into sheep worrying by dogs

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched a new survey which aims to gain insight into the severity and impact...

Arla’s methane-reducing feed additive trial sparks controversy
Arla’s methane-reducing feed additive trial sparks controversy

Arla Foods’ recent announcement of its new trial with British farmers and retailers, to examine the efficacy of Bovaer, a...

85% of English rivers contaminated with bee-killing pesticides
85% of English rivers contaminated with bee-killing pesticides

Bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides were found to be present in 85% of rivers tested in England in 2023 and 2024 by...

29% of sheep slaughtered without pre-stunning in 2024 – FSA
29% of sheep slaughtered without pre-stunning in 2024 – FSA

29% of sheep and 11% of goats slaughtered in England and Wales are done so without first being stunned, according...

2.5m awarded to university led net zero research into agri sector
2.5m awarded to university led net zero research into agri sector

A new project aimed at developing a common accounting framework for the UK farming and food sector to measure and...

Morrisons introduces ‘Tractor Tuesdays’ by offering farmers 25% off in café
Morrisons introduces ‘Tractor Tuesdays’ by offering farmers 25% off in café

Morrisons launches ‘Tractor Tuesdays’, introducing a 25% discount for farmers in all its cafés every week on from December 3,...

NSA condemns govt suspension of 76 capital grants
NSA condemns govt suspension of 76 capital grants

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has expressed concern following the government’s confirmation this week that it will temporarily suspend 76...

Rural Support launches farm succession awareness roadshow
Rural Support launches farm succession awareness roadshow

Farm support charity, Rural Support, has launched a series of awareness sessions to assist Northern Ireland’s farming families in succession...

Govt grants £57m in flood relief payments to farmers  
Govt grants £57m in flood relief payments to farmers  

£57.5 million worth of flood relief payments has been awarded to farmers devastated by the flooding in the last fortnight...