Other
NFU director raises over £12k for Farm Africa charity
Director of trade and business strategy for the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Nick von Westenholz, has raised over £12,000 for...
NFU
Pig/Poultry
2023 World Egg Day to promote the 'simple egg' - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is encouraging poultry producers to get involved with this year’s World Egg Day to help...
Rural Life
Rural Crime Action Week is a 'reminder' of farmers' needs - NFU
National Rural Crime Action Week, which is underway this week (September 18-22), is a timely reminder that farmers need greater...
Agri-Business
More needs to be done for farmers amid 'cashflow crisis' - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said more needs to be done on the issue of farm support, as farmers...
Government
Farmers face a 'bleak end to 2023' due to SFI delays - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said that farmers are facing a “bleak end to 2023” due to delays in...
Rural Life
Dog owners 'responsible' for ensuring livestock attacks do not happen
Ayrshire Police has issued a reminder to dog owners of the law around livestock worrying by dogs following a recent...
Dairy
GB Calf Week to focus on dairy beef genetics and TB calves
This year’s Great British Calf Week will focus on two themes – dairy beef genetics and tuberculosis (TB) calves. The...
Agri-Business
TB conference to focus on making UK TB-free by 2038
This year’s bovine tuberculosis (TB) conference will focus on the work needed to make the UK free of the disease...
Agri-Business
1 in 5 dairy farmers are unsure if their business will last past 2025 - survey
Results of a new survey carried out by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) have revealed that over one in five...
Agri-Business
NFU calls for more 'resilient' food supply chain
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has today (Wednesday, August 9) called for more resilient food supply chains in the face...
Agri-Business
Livestock worrying remains 'serious cause for concern' - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has reiterated and republished prevention advice and legal information regarding livestock worrying. The union said...
N.Ireland
GB farmers will need photo ID to buy AN fertiliser from October
Farmers in Great Britain will need to provide photo identification (ID) to purchase certain ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser from October...
Agri-Business
22% rise in rural crime in 2022 - report
Rural crime increased by 22.1% in 2022 to £49.5 million, according to an NFU Mutual report published today (Tuesday, August...
Agri-Business
NFU sees 'opportunities' in UK trade discussions with Turkey
Discussions are set to take place between the UK and Turkey over a revised and comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA),...
Beef
NFU livestock chair has 'concern' over UK beef market
National Farmers Union (NFU) livestock board chair Richard Findlay has today ( Tuesday, July 26) voiced his “concern” over recent...
N.Ireland
NFU calls for goverment to act on water shortages
With temperatures continuing to reach record levels across the UK, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling on the government...
Rural Life
Review of labour shortages in food supply chain published
An independent review commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) into the labour shortage in the...
Environment
NFU calls for use of GWP metric for calculating GHG
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has called for the adoption of the Global Warming Measurement (GWP) metric for the calculating...
