Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak
Defra announces £2.65 billion funding to boost rural flood resilience
6th February 2025
Defra said that over 66,000 homes, businesses and farmland in rural areas will be protected from the devastating impacts of flooding and climate change thanks to a £2.65 billion investment.
£1.5m needs to be raised as family faces losing its farming heritage
6th February 2025
A Shropshire mother and daughter face losing their farming heritage unless supporters can raise £1.5 million to place their organic farm in community ownership.
Father of toddler struck by telehandler found not guilty of manslaughter
6th February 2025
The father of a three-year-old boy who died after being struck by a telehandler on a Tottington farm has been cleared of manslaughter.
Artisan Mangalitsa charcuterie business receives financial boost for its innovative project
6th February 2025
The East Sussex-based farming and charcuterie business, Beal’s Farm, won a Defra research initiative to fund a feasibility study at farming and achieve net-zero results with its Mangalitsa pigs reared to produce British charcuterie products.
GALLERY: Dairy-Tech 2025 brings together 300 exhibitors and thousands of visitors
5th February 2025
Dairy-Tech 2025, an event aimed at all dairy farmers, with a focus on new products and innovations in the industry and technical learning, has gathered about 300 exhibitors and thousands of visitors.
UK Ag Finance helps young farmer through generational transfer
5th February 2025
UK Ag Finance has shared a story about how the specialist helped a young farmer through a generational transfer with an agricultural loan.
Campaigners urge McDonald’s to join farmers in fight against IHT
5th February 2025
Supporters of Britain’s farmers are urging fast-food giant McDonald’s to join the industry in demanding that Rachel Reeves rethinks her controversial inheritance tax changes on family farms.
New lameness manifesto launched for British dairy industry
5th February 2025
An ambitious plan to stamp out cases of lameness on British dairy farms over the next 20 years has been published.
MPs call on supermarket bosses to pay farmers fair prices
4th February 2025
Almost 50 MPs from across England, Scotland and Wales have signed a letter addressed to the CEOs of the UK’s six largest supermarkets, calling out their unfair practices that are harming farmers.
British Sugar announces closing dates for its processing factories
4th February 2025
British Sugar has issued an update that the factories have already processed just over 80% of the crop and announced closing dates for each site.
FCN and Dewing Grain invite farmers for free FarmWell and live podcast event
4th February 2025
Farming Community Network and Dewing Grain have invited farmers to attend a free FarmWell event, which will take place later this month.
Dairy production is predicted to rise in 2025 despite challenges
4th February 2025
British milk production is forecast to grow by over 1% in 2025, according to the latest report from the AHDB.