Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

NFU president Tom Bradshaw met with new Defra secretary of state Steve Reed MP on his first full day in office, where they discussed “key and immediate actions” that are needed to enable the British food and farming sector to thrive. 

Alpaca owners across England are being asked to take part in a study that aims to find out if modern alpacas are becoming brachycephalic. 

About 400 pigs have been killed following a devastating fire at a farm in East Yorkshire. 

Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has just been appointed as new farming minister. 

Steve Reed has just been appointed as the new secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs. 

The former NFU president Minette Batters has been granted a life peerage following the dissolution of parliament. 

Three baby pygmy goats that were stolen from an East Sussex farm have been found. 

A family-run farm from the Ceredigion area of Wales has been found guilty of an environmental crime after the catastrophic collapse of their slurry store polluted local waterways. The farm owners were ordered to pay over £13,000 in fines. 

A 50-strong lineup of classic and vintage tractors, along with a rare collection of historical vehicles, has generated huge interest and strong bidding at a sale hosted by machinery auctioneers, Cheffins. 

A Northamptonshire woman has painted her tractor pink to raise money and awareness of a disease that affected her grandparents. 

Agricultural and fencing supplier StowAg has just announced the launch of its brand-new range of metal fencing systems.  

The latest Farmland Index launched by global property consultancy Knight Frank has revealed that, despite pre-election uncertainty, the average value of bare agricultural land in England and Wales has reached a new record high of £9,335 per acre in the second quarter of 2024.