Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

PM Keir Starmer claims that farming is ‘top of the governmental agenda’ despite ‘low pecking order’.

Buckinghamshire-based farm H Maskell & Son became the owner of the special edition 60th anniversary New Holland T7 tractor.

Free farm business advice will continue to be offered by Ceres Rural despite the termination of the Future Farm Resilience Fund next month, managing partner and Clarkson’s Farm star Charlie Ireland confirms.

In response to increased findings of highly pathogenic bird flu in wild birds as well as new cases in poultry and kept birds, coupled with heightened risk levels, the avian influenza housing measures are being extended to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease.

British Christmas supermarket sales hit a record £13 billion in December, with household grocery spending averaging £460 over the four weeks leading up to Christmas. NFU shared which store chain has made the most profits.

Defra has been requested to provide a timeline of response to the report of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Germany. The Efra committee heard in evidence that a government IT system took six to seven days to implement Defra’s restrictions on German imports.

Mitigate resistance risk with the use of different triazoles in early fungicide sprays, advises agronomist Mike Thornton of ProCam.  

Almost 50 members of Parliament took part in the debate relating to the inheritance tax relief for working farms. The MPs said that this “deeply damaging policy” needs to change.

A case of bluetongue serotype 12 was confirmed in England in a single cow in the restricted zone in Kent. This is the first time the serotype has been detected in the UK.

A Northamptonshire woman who painted her tractor pink to raise money and awareness of a disease that affected her grandparents has already collected £8,000.

UK beef production is expected to decrease by 5% in 2025, while domestic beef consumption is forecast to grow by 1%, according to the latest analysis from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

Andrew Connon has been elected the new president of NFU Scotland. The vice-presidential posts go to Duncan Macalister and Robert Neill.