Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

Genetically modified purple tomatoes, which were first developed by Norfolk scientists nearly 20 years ago, are now available to buy in the US.

LS Plant Breeding has just announced its rebranding. Over the course of the coming months, the company will relaunch to align with its international shareholder, NPZ UK Ltd.

Milk supplier and distributor Muller has announced a price rise for its farmer suppliers, starting in April. 

While farming can be perceived as a male-dominated industry, the industry is filled with women leading successful careers on farms while taking care of their families. International Women’s Day is a great opportunity to give them a shout-out. 

Police have been urging farmers to secure their pick-up trucks as they are increasingly targeted by thieves – often for overseas export.

Alder Carr Farm Shop, in Creeting St Mary near Needham Market, has been named the best small farm shop of the year at the prestigious Farm Retail Association awards. 

Rural engagement officers from Essex have returned more than £80,000 of stolen machinery and equipment after a tip-off directing the authorities to a Nazeing industrial estate. 

British Sugar has just released new end dates for each of its factory sites, extending the deadline for farmers whose beet is still in the ground. 

Ripon Farm Services has announced the appointment of Richard Simpson as its new chief executive. The company’s former CEO, Geoff Brown, will be stepping into the chairman role. 

Two men died after an ‘industrial incident’ at a Cambridgeshire farm, where both parties were tragically crushed by straw bales. 

Farmers will have to follow new rules aimed at maintaining protection for hedgerows. According to Defra, the regulations will be introduced “as soon as Parliamentary time allows”.

UK farms have been targeted by livestock rustlers who steal animals and sell them on the black market.