Farmer support for Tories waning as problems mount up
Farmers Weekly Support for the Conservative Party among farmers has slipped below 50% for the first time in living memory as enthusiasm for what has traditionally been regarded as the “party of the countryside” has waned. Farmers Weekly’s annual Sentiment Survey shows that, when asked how they would vote if there was a general election […]
Farm wage rate rises at 5%-plus amid recruitment challenge
Farmers Weekly Increased price pressures and poor returns from the marketplace are threatening the future of many of Scotland’s most go-ahead farming businesses. NFU Scotland this week warned that many businesses with high levels of investment and risk were seriously contemplating significantly altering their business models to reduce their exposure in the face of spiralling costs and […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 136: UK faces food supply crisis
Farmers Weekly Increased price pressures and poor returns from the marketplace are threatening the future of many of Scotland’s most go-ahead farming businesses. NFU Scotland this week warned that many businesses with high levels of investment and risk were seriously contemplating significantly altering their business models to reduce their exposure in the face of spiralling costs and […]
Rising costs threaten future of Scottish farm businesses
Farmers Weekly Increased price pressures and poor returns from the marketplace are threatening the future of many of Scotland’s most go-ahead farming businesses. NFU Scotland this week warned that many businesses with high levels of investment and risk were seriously contemplating significantly altering their business models to reduce their exposure in the face of spiralling costs and […]
Welsh farming unions urge against NRW licence fee hikes
Farmers Weekly Farming unions have joined forces to urge Wales’ environmental regulator to drop plans for substantial hikes in the cost of fees charged to farmers for compulsory licences and inspections. NFU Cymru and the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) have issued a statement in conjunction with the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) that […]
Defra reappoints Nicholas Saphir as AHDB chairman
Farmers Weekly Defra has reappointed Nicholas Saphir as chairman of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) for 12 months. His new term will run from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. Mr Saphir said he was delighted to extend his term as head of the agricultural levy body for England “at a defining […]
Government must give clarity on ELM scheme, say lords
Farmers Weekly The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on policymakers to resolve four key export issues ahead of a fast-approaching deadline for the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol. The union said urgent action was needed ahead of the 31 December deadline when rules change on veterinary medicines, cattle movements, plant protection products (PPP) and farm […]
Opinion: Tackling climate change can benefit the bottom line
Farmers Weekly The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on policymakers to resolve four key export issues ahead of a fast-approaching deadline for the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol. The union said urgent action was needed ahead of the 31 December deadline when rules change on veterinary medicines, cattle movements, plant protection products (PPP) and farm […]