The Cobden brothers found themselves locked in a bitter dispute over their dairy farming partnership in Somerset. The stakes could not have been higher. The hope for a peaceful settlement faded, and ...

FAO statistical overview shows production increases across most wood-based product categories. After a sharp decline in 2023, the global forest products sector saw signs of stabil ...

It's a lucrative market. With each fig tree producing 100 to 120 kilograms of fruit annually – and this year's farmgate price at 150 Turkish lira (about USD 3.50) per kilo – that's good revenue, says ...

The Government’s decision to increase the inheritance tax (IHT) relief threshold for farmers from £1 million to £2.5 million marks a significant and necessary shift in policy, particularly after ...

Change targeted at protecting more farms and businesses. Around 85% of estates claiming agricultural property relief in 2026-27, including those that also claim for business property relief, are ...

The furore around inheritance tax for business and farm owners since the Government first announced changes in Budget 2024 seems to keep rolling on. On 23 December, the Government announced yet ...

Throughout the year, AHDB, in partnership with Livetec Systems and the National Pig Association (NPA), has hosted vet-led workshops to support ASF preparedness. Mr Sparrey encourages producers to seek ...

Elanco Animal Health UK & Ireland has expanded its pig and poultry team with the appointment of Dr Tom Dutton as an additional technical consultant for poultry, who will work alongside Joshua Davison.

The Soil Association broadly welcomes the new Farm Profitability Review but is concerned over the suggestion to weaken pesticide regulation.

Grazing helps keep grasslands healthy by stopping them from becoming overgrown and dominated by coarse grasses. This creates better conditions for wildlife such as black grouse, curlew and other ...

The first area identified by the TFA is the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme in England. It was closed abruptly in the spring of 2024 because DEFRA lost control of managing the budget.

ICSA Sheep chair Willie Shaw has hit out at meat factories for pulling sheep prices in the week before Christmas, despite sheep numbers being significantly tighter. “Sheep throughput this year is down ...