Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

Tesco, Lidl and the Co-op became the latest supermarket chains to back British farmers in their fight against Labour’s inheritance tax raid, a move welcomed by the Countryside Alliance. 

Machinery dealer Farmstar has announced the sale of its Newark depot to Kubota dealer Henton and Chattell.

The Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show (YAMS) has added a forestry section for the first time alongside an increasing number of new exhibitors at the 2025 event. 

The UK’s chief veterinary officer has just announced that the UK is now in the seasonally vector low period for bluetongue virus. 

This year’s Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s annual census of the UK’s farmland birds will be supported by farmer and TV personality Adam Henson.

Farmers have been reminded that they can soon apply for a £400 heating grant from farming charity RABI.

A Norfolk farmer has been fined over £4,000 for taking and using more water than permitted, including during a summer drought.

The UK farmland market continued to demonstrate resilience in 2024 with small rises in the value of arable and grassland. Looking forward to 2025, farm and estate property consultancy Carter Jonas believes there are many reasons to be optimistic about the year ahead.  

Co-op has just announced a new £820,000 fund to support sustainable farming efforts. The investment will see farmers directly rewarded for their efforts in reducing carbon emissions and promoting nature on their farms across beef, lamb and dairy sectors as part of two new sustainability projects.

The proportion of rural residents saying they are more likely to seek financial advice almost trebled in the last quarter of 2024 amid the tougher economic backdrop, according to new research from NFU Mutual.   

Farmers have been urged to seek help when struggling with their mental health, as problems can affect anybody, and not only on Blue Monday.

Morrisons has just announced it sought a High Court injunction order to stop farmers from taking “unlawful protest actions” at its distribution centres.