²ÝÁñÉçÇø

The grocery sector has warned that food inflation could hit 19 per cent over the coming months as the farming industry says production will be reduced if nothing is done to address financial pressures.

Three farm support organisations have been given a boost after receiving funding from the Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF).

Tenant farmers in Wales have expressed fears that the Governments new Sustainable Farming Scheme will be unworkable, leaving them sidelined.

Governments in Cardiff and London must move to end ongoing uncertainties if they want farmers to survive the current turbulence, a union leader has urged.

Questions surrounding labelling, animal welfare and the impact on devolved nations have been raised regarding the Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, which had its third reading in Parliament this week.

More than half of farms inspected last year by the Environment Agency (EA) were found to be in breach of slurry and silage permits, with the dairy sector being identified as the main offender, a new report has revealed.

Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch this week joined key members of the dairy industry to discuss the sector’s plans to double exports over the next decade.

Food valued at £1.8 billion is being wasted on UK farms each year, according to a new report.

All poultry and captive birds in England are being ordered to be kept indoors in a bid to stem the avian flu epidemic.

Dairy farmers in Wales have said it is unlikely they will sign up to the country’s new Sustainable Farming Scheme as its current terms will ‘inhibit’ production.