Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

More than six tonnes of illegal meat were seized at Dover Port during a 14-hour period at the beginning of December.

A group of trade associations has called for a formal consultation, warning chancellor Rachel Reeves that changes to BPR and APR will starve their members and the economy of investment, leading to forced, premature business sales and resulting in job losses right across the country. 

Brussels sprouts are set to be up to 25% bigger and noticeably tastier this season, Tesco has confirmed.

Another dog attack on livestock happened in Suffolk in the space of just two weeks, seeing three sheep being killed by out-of-control dogs. 

A plant-based drink company, Oatly, has lost the right to call its vegan drinks ‘milk’ following a court battle.

The former Conservative government, as well as current Labour leaders, have been criticised for “neglecting British farmers” following the publication of the UK Food Security Report, which revealed that the proportion of food-secure households declined by two percent in the last few years.

A fire that destroyed two barns as well as three tractors on a farm near Totton, Hampshire, is being treated as an arson attack.

The High Court has recently dismissed an appeal by the activist group, The Humane League, following its previous discharge of the group’s claims that the Defra secretary of state was acting unlawfully in allowing so-called ‘fast-growing chickens’. 

Following detections of avian influenza in poultry, wild and captive birds across the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, a prevention zone has been declared across the region to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease. 

A pregnant ewe was attacked and killed by a dog in a field in Lavenham, Suffolk. 

An agricultural student who has a fascination for plant science has been awarded the John Innes Foundation Bursary that encourages young people from a non-farming background into the industry. 

Suffolk County Council has passed a motion expressing its strong opposition to the changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) announced by the Labour government in the Autumn Budget.