Farming remains the deadliest profession in Britain, according to new figures. In the year 2024/25 alone, 23 workers lost their lives on farms across Great Britain, with nearly half of them being over ...
Britain has faced one of its toughest farming years in decades, with heat and drought causing huge damage to the country’s crops. The losses are estimated at more than £800 million, making this one of ...
Ashfield is one of those places politicians call “left behind”. Once a mining area, this post-industrial slice of Nottinghamshire has, like many others, had to find a new purpose since the pits closed ...
Chaired by Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds, with Farming Minister Dame Angela Eagle as deputy, the Board will bring together senior leaders from farming, food production, retail, finance and ...
Enhancing farmer livelihoods and improving the resilience of the UK’s food system to trends like climate change is vital at ...
Privately-owned UK vertical farming business Jones Food Company has opened its second growing site for herbs and leafy greens. The so-called JFC2 project in Lydney, Gloucestershire, got off the ground ...
The government’s imposition of inheritance tax (IHT) on farms has shone a light on an uncomfortable truth: returns on farming in the UK are generally poor. This leaves farmers reliant on capital ...