Frustration over lack of detail on Scots future farm support
Farmers Weekly Farm leaders responded with frustration to a Scottish future farm support announcement at the Royal Highland Show that lacked key details. Rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon urged farmers and crofters to “prepare for change” as she announced an updated version of the route map published in February. See also: Changes to Scottish support […]
Opinion: Be wary when it comes to natural capital markets
Farmers Weekly The loss of BPS and the lack of suitable Sustainable Farming Incentive standards for our highly biodiverse Herefordshire farm have forced us to review the business. We have concluded that our small and much-loved suckler herd of Beef Shorthorns is no longer financially viable. The reality is that changes to support, and the […]
Opinion: Crises call for action, not window-dressing
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for all the best content from the Farmers Weekly website in the past seven days. Here are five of the hottest topics that we’ve been keeping an eye on this week, as well as a look at what’s coming […]
This Week in Farming: Policy updates galore and a new Toyota
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for all the best content from the Farmers Weekly website in the past seven days. Here are five of the hottest topics that we’ve been keeping an eye on this week, as well as a look at what’s coming […]
Analysis: 7 years after Brexit, farmers count the cost
Farmers Weekly Increased red tape, a worsening economic situation, damaging free-trade deals, a trail of broken promises – it seems that farmers and those working in the ancillary industries are far from satisfied with Brexit. That is the inevitable conclusion from a new survey by Farmers Weekly into how the agricultural sector now perceives Brexit, […]
Editor’s view: Life after BPS is now close at hand
Farmers Weekly Increased red tape, a worsening economic situation, damaging free-trade deals, a trail of broken promises – it seems that farmers and those working in the ancillary industries are far from satisfied with Brexit. That is the inevitable conclusion from a new survey by Farmers Weekly into how the agricultural sector now perceives Brexit, […]
Farmers Weekly Awards: 2023 shortlist announced
Farmers Weekly Increased red tape, a worsening economic situation, damaging free-trade deals, a trail of broken promises – it seems that farmers and those working in the ancillary industries are far from satisfied with Brexit. That is the inevitable conclusion from a new survey by Farmers Weekly into how the agricultural sector now perceives Brexit, […]
Upland cash a ‘red line’ for NFUS in Scots Ag Bill talks
Farmers Weekly A ring-fenced budget for direct support to upland farmers will be a “red line” for NFU Scotland in talks over the Agriculture Bill in Holyrood. The union sees this funding as a successor to the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS), which currently provides income support to farm businesses in remote and constrained […]