Dutch cattle farms sealed off after BSE case
Farmers Weekly More than 100,000 people have signed an NFU petition urging the government to ban the release of sky lanterns across England and Wales. The petition, which was launched in May 2022, is supported by the National Fire Chiefs Council, the RSPCA and Keep Britain Tidy. The latest initiative forms part of a wider […]
NFU sky lantern petition tops 100,000 signatures
Farmers Weekly More than 100,000 people have signed an NFU petition urging the government to ban the release of sky lanterns across England and Wales. The petition, which was launched in May 2022, is supported by the National Fire Chiefs Council, the RSPCA and Keep Britain Tidy. The latest initiative forms part of a wider […]
Eustice: Ditch ‘outdated’ income foregone payments in ELM
Farmers Weekly Former Defra secretary George Eustice has urged his successor, Therese Coffey, to ditch “outdated” income foregone payments in the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme. Speaking to Farmers Weekly last week, Ms Coffey confirmed the income foregone methodology would continue to be applied when calculating payments in two of the ELM schemes – […]
Analysis: What Defra’s ELM update means for farmers
Farmers Weekly It was brilliant news for swathes of dairy farmers this week as the labour crisis afflicting the sector was briefly solved as teachers went on strike and children were stranded at home at the mercy of their hardworking parents. Tiktok addicts were reportedly braced at the time of going to press for a […]
Editor’s view: Dairy decisions loom as price cuts arrive
Farmers Weekly It was brilliant news for swathes of dairy farmers this week as the labour crisis afflicting the sector was briefly solved as teachers went on strike and children were stranded at home at the mercy of their hardworking parents. Tiktok addicts were reportedly braced at the time of going to press for a […]
Hopes rest on fast rule changes for desperate abattoirs
Farmers Weekly A beleaguered abattoir sector, seeking regulatory reform to ease costs and burdensome paperwork, is optimistic following government crisis talks last week. Independent abattoir owners facing a maelstrom of bureaucracy, exorbitant electricity bills and labour shortages called on Defra minister Mark Spencer to tailor regulations for smaller abattoirs. One frustrated abattoir owner and farmer […]
What has Rishi Sunak done for farming in his first 100 days?
Farmers Weekly Today marks Rishi Sunak’s 100th day in office as Prime Minister. But what has he done for farming in that time? Upon becoming PM on 25 October 2022, Mr Sunak set about appointing his cabinet, making Therese Coffey – his predecessor’s Liz Truss’s top ally – Defra secretary. Farmer Mark Spencer, made farming minister […]
Love and loneliness: how farmers are beating the odds
Farmers Weekly Anna Jones is a freelance journalist and founder of Just Farmers, a group putting practical farmers in touch with the wider media. Here she shares her thoughts on Jeremy Clarkson as an ambassador for farming I don’t spend much time thinking about Jeremy Clarkson. So when Farmers Weekly asked me for my views […]