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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Research led by Dr Mia McGowan, of the University's Faculty of Natural Sciences, studied the glasshouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ), a common sap-feeding insect, and the Encarsia formosa ...

To be launched at LAMMA in January 2026, Techneat Hire manager, Rui Santos, highlights the opportunity to try-before-you-buy some of Techneat’s pioneering developments - such as the Weed Wizard for ...

Carter Jonas says it expects farmland demand to stay strong in 2026, but that expectations over the values that can be achieved should remain realistic.

The Animal Welfare Strategy builds on this government's proven track record in delivering reforms for animals. This includes introducing new, world-leading standards for zoos earlier this year and ...

Livestock prices remain strong and competitive as the industry looks ahead to 2026, according to reports from the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA).

The Farming Profitability Review 2025, an independent review led by Baroness Minette Batters, has been published. The six-month review examined farm profitability in England. It sets out 57 ...

With sites generating diverse waste streams linked to crop production, agronomy services and agricultural supply, the company sought a more efficient and transparent approach that could be implemented ...

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed the long-awaited publication of the Farming Profitability Review today (Thursday 18th December), describing it as a timely contribution to the debate ...