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...
Brexit
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...
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...
Opinion
Could Brexit be an opportunity for UK GM advancements?
As is always the case, UK farmers are being encouraged to do everything in their power to control input costs...
Sheep
Rearing multiple lambs to be crucial to farm survival post-Brexit
With uncertainty still surrounding the future of valuable European exports, more than 90% of UK sheep producers say it will...
Agri-Business
Griffiths: Maintaining the status quo is 'not an option' post-Brexit
The Welsh Government will continue to support farmers post-Brexit – but just in a “much smarter way”, according to Cabinet...
Agri-Business
Major Brexit conference scheduled in Wales
Farmers, processors, retailers and politicians will gather in Wales next week to discuss Brexit and the possibility of the UK...
Agri Politics
Farming unions underline vision for the future
The presidents of the four farming unions have described their shared ambitions for the future of farming in the UK,...
Agri-Business
Arla joins UK and European farmers' call to avoid 'no-deal' Brexit
Arla Foods has joined farmer organisations from across the UK and several other EU countries to call for politicians to...
Agri-Business
Lords raise 'serious concerns' over Defra’s no-deal preparations
The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has written to Secretary of State Rt Hon Michael Gove with serious concerns about...
