Editor’s view: ELM furore shows green lobby’s true colours
Farmers Weekly The green lobby are an excitable lot, aren’t they? I don’t know what they eat, but it’s given them a serious case of irritable growl syndrome. After a week squawking, like an ooh-aah bird pushing out its last square egg of the season, over the possibility Defra might be holding a policy review, […]
Supporting climate impact reduction plans
Farmers Weekly Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the UK today. The UK Government has set an ambition to be net zero by 2050, and many businesses and supply chains within the agriculture and food sector have committed to an even more ambitious goal of transitioning to net zero by 2040. This […]
Home Office has final say on new Scots migrant labour plan
Farmers Weekly Plans for a bespoke rural visa pilot scheme, to help secure sufficient migrant labour for farming and other businesses, have been presented by the Scottish parliament to Westminster. If accepted – and the Home Office in London will have the final say – the new scheme could see additional workers arriving in Scotland […]
Farm pickup theft rates double as values soar
Farmers Weekly Thefts of farm pickup trucks have more than doubled as the value of second-hand vehicle continues to soar, according to rural insurer NFU Mutual. Monthly figures comparing this year with 2021 show that older trucks with less-sophisticated security are most likely to be stolen. Older Toyota Hiluxes and Mitsubishi L200s are the most […]
Tough avian flu rules imposed in East Anglia
Farmers Weekly Thefts of farm pickup trucks have more than doubled as the value of second-hand vehicle continues to soar, according to rural insurer NFU Mutual. Monthly figures comparing this year with 2021 show that older trucks with less-sophisticated security are most likely to be stolen. Older Toyota Hiluxes and Mitsubishi L200s are the most […]
Trust in ELM has eroded, says shadow Defra secretary McMahon
Farmers Weekly Shadow Defra secretary Jim McMahon has said trust in the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme has eroded, as he pledged Labour would deliver an agri-environment scheme farmers could have confidence in. Mr McMahon said the Labour Party supported the principle of ELM, which is designed to pay farmers for producing food while caring […]
Truss plans to expand seasonal farm labour scheme welcomed
Farmers Weekly Shadow Defra secretary Jim McMahon has said trust in the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme has eroded, as he pledged Labour would deliver an agri-environment scheme farmers could have confidence in. Mr McMahon said the Labour Party supported the principle of ELM, which is designed to pay farmers for producing food while caring […]
Dairy farmer killed by bull during TB testing on Welsh farm
Farmers Weekly A dairy farmer has been killed by a bull while TB testing on a farm in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales. Maldwyn Harries was attacked by the animal on Friday 23 September as he tested his cattle for the disease. The 58-year-old suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the farm, Dyfed-Powys Police said. […]