A coalition of pig sector and meat industry bodies has written to Defra secretary Steve Reed urging him to take immediate action to strengthen the UK’s…
Month: March 2025
The UK government has extended its foot-and-mouth ban to Austria, after a second outbreak in Hungary, very close to the Austrian border. Due to the proximity…
The four UK farming unions have urged the government to stand up for UK agriculture in any trade negotiations with the US. The government has made…
More cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been confirmed in Hungary and Slovakia, which has declared a state of emergency. Hungary confirmed its first case at dairy…
AHDB has appointed Jonathan Eckley as its new director of International Trade Development. Replacing Richard Hampton, he will take up his position with immediate effect, lead…
Former pig farmer Sam Godfrey said he hopes to bring a ‘pragmatic approach’ to the process, after he was appointed as the sole farming representative on a…
Red Tractor has committed to reducing and simplifying on-farm audits and to embracing technology and to deliver more effective farm assurance in its response to the…
Changes to inheritance tax rules for farmers will result in the loss of more than 200,000 jobs and cost the government nearly £2bn, new research has…
Imports of livestock and meat and dairy products from Germany, outside of the area around its foot-and-mouth outbreak, can now resume, after the UK government recognised…
Planning officers have recommended that King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council’s planning committee rejects an application from Cranswick for a large pig and poultry farm…