Rachel Birch

Director at NFU Scotland details ‘seismic’ Budget 2025
Director at NFU Scotland details ‘seismic’ Budget 2025

NFU Scotland’s director of policy, Jonnie Hall, has described yesterday’s Labour Budget as “seismic”, reassuring farmers that despite the Budget’s...

CLA president condemns the freezing of agriculture budget
CLA president condemns the freezing of agriculture budget

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has condemned Budget 2025, after Rachel Reeves announced the freezing of the agriculture...

UK to kickstart new global efforts to protect and restore nature at COP16
UK to kickstart new global efforts to protect and restore nature at COP16

The UK announced an international package to protect and restore nature across the world, as well as a new plan...

NFU Scotland president calls for due recognition of member’s green credentials
NFU Scotland president calls for due recognition of member’s green credentials

NFU Scotland president, Martin Kennedy, who retires from office in February 2025, used his final Autumn conference address to call...

Volunteers progress with restoration of Scottish bothy
Volunteers progress with restoration of Scottish bothy

Volunteers undertaking restoration work on a derelict bothy, once hidden within the depths of a forest on Scotland’s west coast,...

Winner of 2024 Dairy Stockperson of the Year Award announced
Winner of 2024 Dairy Stockperson of the Year Award announced

William Davies from Clynderwen, Pembrokeshire has been announced as the winner of the 2024 NFU Cymru / NFU Mutual Dairy...

NFU calls for agriculture budget increase and APR to remain unchanged
NFU calls for agriculture budget increase and APR to remain unchanged

The NFU has written a letter to Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, on behalf of its 45,000 strong members of the...

NFU welcomes seasonal worker visa scheme expansion
NFU welcomes seasonal worker visa scheme expansion

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has welcomed confirmation from the government on the seasonal worker visa allocation, but has warned...

NFU Cymru urges govt and consumers to back Welsh dairy
NFU Cymru urges govt and consumers to back Welsh dairy

NFU Cymru calls for greater backing for the Welsh dairy industry from the government and consumers at the Welsh Dairy...

Call on minister to prioritise organic farming
Call on minister to prioritise organic farming

Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) has written to the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner,...

UK govt appoints first special representative for nature
UK govt appoints first special representative for nature

The UK government has announced the election of Ruth Davis as its first Special Representative for Nature today. The landmark...

FUW will host farm visit on eve of Welsh Dairy Show 2024
FUW will host farm visit on eve of Welsh Dairy Show 2024

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) will host a Pre Dairy Show farm visit next week to highlight the importance...

SHAKE secures £845k for agri-tech sustainability start-ups
SHAKE secures £845k for agri-tech sustainability start-ups

The SHAKE Climate Change entrepreneurship programme has secured £845,000 to invest in new science and technology backed projects aimed at...

Global report: Farmers challenged by weather and input costs
Global report: Farmers challenged by weather and input costs

New insights into the global agricultural sector have been revealed in a report commissioned by McKinsey & Company, which demonstrate...

Food stakeholders call for greater agri data collaboration
Food stakeholders call for greater agri data collaboration

Stakeholders from across the food supply chain are calling for greater collaboration in on-farm data collection within the industry to...

78-year-old farmer fined after roofer dies from forklift fall
78-year-old farmer fined after roofer dies from forklift fall

A farmer from Cheshire has been fined £16,000 after a roofer fell to his death from a forklift truck on...

Arla to provide foodbanks with fridges full of dairy products
Arla to provide foodbanks with fridges full of dairy products

Arla has announced the launch of a nationwide initiative aimed at supplying fresh dairy produce to food charities across Britain....

TikTok drives demand for protein-rich dairy in Tesco
TikTok drives demand for protein-rich dairy in Tesco

Social media sites like TikTok have been accredited with generating the recent upsurge in demand for protein rich dairy produce,...