Author Posts: Sarah Kidby
2024 general election
Food security lacking from election campaigns, open letter says
21st June 2024
Food and drink organisations have written an open letter to party leaders, expressing their frustration over the lack of food security coverage in their campaigns.
Sheep farmers ‘excluded’ from Welsh farming roundtable
20th June 2024
The National Sheep Association said the Welsh Government has not responded to its requests to join the new Farming Roundtable.
Everything you need to know about this year’s Royal Highland Show
20th June 2024
With Scotland’s largest outdoor event underway, find out how to get the most out of the Show.
NFU writes to police over escaped calf incident
20th June 2024
The NFU is writing to leading police organisations in England to find out more about how an escaped calf recently came to be hit by a police car.
New rules to tackle BVD in Wales
19th June 2024
The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Wales) Order 2024 will be introduced on 1st July.
2024 general election
Reform UK releases ‘contract’ for 2024 election
17th June 2024
The party’s manifesto for farming focuses on promises to ‘help farmers farm’.
2024 general election
Green manifesto: Party would triple funding for nature-friendly farming
12th June 2024
The Green Party has today published its manifesto (12th June), including plans for ‘greener farming’ and more locally grown food.
King’s portrait targeted by animal rights activists
12th June 2024
Protestors stuck posters of Wallace and Gromit to the King’s portrait, reacting to a recent “damning” investigation into RSPCA Assured farms.
On a mission to save the Babydoll sheep breed
12th June 2024
Heidi Bell is one of only eight Babydoll sheep breeders in the UK, and she’s determined to save this incredibly rare breed.
Anglesey dairy plant goes into administration
11th June 2024
Two administrators have been appointed and nearly half of Mona Dairy’s staff made redundant, after the plant failed to get sufficient funding.
2024 general election
Conservative manifesto: What does it promise for farmers?
11th June 2024
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has today (11th June) unveiled the Conservative manifesto, with pledges for farming covering planning reform, labour and trade deals.
2024 general election
Lib Dems promise an extra £1bn a year for ELMS
11th June 2024
The Liberal Democrats have published their 2024 election manifesto, titled For a Fair Deal. Farmers Guide takes a look at what it’s promising for food and farming.