Pig/Poultry
NFU seeks nominations for seasonal poultry group chair
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is now taking nominations for the position of seasonal poultry group chair for 2023. The...
NFU
Agri Politics
Concerns raised over the future of the Seasonal Workers Scheme
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU), is writing to Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick amid concerns over visas for seasonal workers in...
Pig/Poultry
NFU calls for Defra to investigate egg supply chain
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for an urgent investigation by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Agri-Business
Rising costs pose 'serious threat' to horticulture sector - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said that soaring production costs pose “a serious threat” to the future of the...
Agri-Business
Great British Calf week returns this month
The industry’s second Great British Calf Week returns this month on November 16-23, and will feature a series of on-farm...
Rural Life
Politicians and unions celebrate Back British Farming Day
Farming unions and politicians have come out in support of the National Farmers’ Union’s (NFU‘s) Back British Farming campaign. The...
Pig/Poultry
NFU welcomes mandatory housing order
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has welcomed the announcement that a new mandatory housing order will be implemented in England...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Calls for Defra to extend housing measures nationwide
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to extend the...
Agri Politics
NFU to showcase farming at political conferences
The importance of domestic food production and farming’s significant contributions to the country will be showcased by the National Farmers’...
Rural Life
Rural crime down by almost 30% - NFU report
The latest rural crime report by National Farmer’s Union (NFU) Mutual shows the cost of rural crime in County Durham...
Agri-Business
NFU to hold regenerative farming conference
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) will hold a half-day conference on regenerative farming at the Midlands Machinery Show on November...
Agri Politics
NFU: Back British Farming Day rescheduled
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) have released the new date for Back British Farming Day following the event being rescheduled....
Arable
NFU: Over 130,000 school children sign up to harvest festival
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Education team will provide first-hand experience of harvest time to more than 130,000 students as...
Rural Life
Back British Farming Day postponed following Queen's death
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) has postponed this year’s Back British Farming Day as a mark of respect for Queen...
Agri-Business
NFU 'encouraged' by Defra's rural proofing report
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has called the government’s Delivering for rural England report “encouraging”. She is...
Agri Politics
NFU seeking application for student and young farmer programmes
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is looking for young people passionate about British food and farming to help represent the...
Agri-Business
The situation on the ground continues to be 'hugely challenging' - NFU
The vice-president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), David Exwood, has said that the situation on the ground continues to...
Schemes
£22m worth of fruit and veg wasted due to labour shortage
According to a new survey by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), £22 million worth of the 2022 fruit and vegetable...
