Agri-Business
RAU to seize Brexit opportunity
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) plans to meet the needs of the UK’s land management and agri-food sectors, post-Brexit, through...
Brexit
Opinion
NFU has gotten its principles all wrong
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is at least one ‘principle’ short, if my reading of the organisation’s latest Brexit demands is...
Agri-Business
European Commission to implement no-deal action plan
With the UK’s EU departure date just over 100 days away, the European Commission has ramped up preparations for a...
Agri-Business
Prime Minister survives vote of confidence
Theresa May has survived a vote of confidence by her own party, The Conservatives, which was held yesterday evening (Wednesday,...
Agri-Business
NFU agrees 6 principles to deliver best Brexit outcome for British farmers
An extraordinary meeting of the National Farmers’ Union Council this week has agreed six principles that will guide the union...
Theresa May will face no-confidence vote later today
It has been confirmed that the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, will face a vote of confidence from her own...
Agri-Business
Theresa May confirms that withdrawal vote won’t go ahead
After much speculation today, the UK prime minister Theresa May has confirmed that the vote on Britain’s withdrawal agreement from...
Doubt cast over tomorrow’s crucial Brexit deal vote
Speculation is mounting that British prime minister Theresa May is planning to cancel a key vote in the UK parliament...
EU Court of Justice confirms: UK can withdraw Article 50
The European Court of Justice has confirmed today, December 10, that the UK can revoke Article 50 and put a...
Agri-Business
FUW backs Hilary Benn amendment to Brexit withdrawal deal
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has thrown its weight behind an amendment to the UK Government’s EU withdrawal deal...
Opinion
Beef and sheep farmers need Brexit certainty now
Assuming Theresa May gets a Brexit deal across the line with her parliamentary colleagues over the coming weeks, then the...
Opinion
'Guess what, rural businesses are totally unprepared for Brexit - but can't blame them'
So only 20% of rural businesses across the UK are Brexit-proofed. Or, put another way, 80% aren’t. These are astonishing...
Agri-Business
A ‘no deal’ scenario: ‘The real fear is cheaper beef imports undermining our market’
A no deal scenario would have serious implications for Irish and Northern Irish farmers across many enterprises and it has...
Opinion
Is the Brexit deal a case of perfect timing?
They say that timing is everything in life. And where Theresa May is concerned, the fact that she has left...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Brexit causing LIFFE wheat to move slightly
The impact of Brexit could be seen on UK futures this week. The rise in sterling following the announcement of...
Agri-Business
EU Withdrawal Agreement: What it means for British farming
The first farm union leaders have cautiously welcomed the UK’s draft Withdrawal Agreement for leaving the EU. However, many are yet...
Opinion
WWI: What can we learn from the few who fed the many?
I never met either of my grandfathers but, as far as I can gather, the Martin and Wallace men continued...
Opinion
'We must act now to protect one of the UK's most valuable farming sectors'
The physical output of the sheep sector in 2019 is currently being determined as farmers put their rams in with...
