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Funding

Grant special: Funding available from water companies

Grant schemes run by water companies are a useful opportunity for some farmers to access funding for practical steps to enhance water quality and improve business resilience

06 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Farm Business

Grants special: Postcode lottery on organic support

Differing levels of government support for organic farming are creating a postcode lottery for UK farmers, with huge variations between England, Scotland and Wales

06 April 2026 鈥� 5 min read

Politics

Fertiliser and carbon taxes a threat to UK food security

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said she will abolish Labour's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism if the Tories win the next General Election, adding it will place significant pressure on farming businesses which rely on fertiliser

05 April 2026 鈥� 6 min read

Politics

Rural Labour MPs ramp up pressure on Gov to level the playing field for British farmers

To kickstart its Spring Push campaign on farming profitability, the Labour Rural Research Group wants the Gov to introduce honest labelling on country of origin food, to tackle unfair supermarket practices, and to protect farmers in trade deals from cheap imports

05 April 2026 鈥� 5 min read

Farm Business

Diners ditch restaurants in support of UK eggs

New survey shows eight in 10 people believe food venues should be required to tell customers where the animal products they use come from

04 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Poultry

Irish egg shortages due to low prices

草榴社区 had sought an increase of 鈧�0.02 (拢0.017) an egg for free-range and 鈧�0.01 (拢0.087) an egg for barn-produced eggs

04 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Farm Business

Livestock throughput figures encouraging during period of falling stock numbers

Total market turnover rose significantly to just over 拢3bn highlighting both strong demand and significantly improved values across many classes of stock

04 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Farm Business

Rising fuel and fertiliser costs 'crippling' NI farmers

草榴社区 for Action in Northern Ireland has highlighted the pressure on the sector

03 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Farm Business

Easter is ideal time for shoppers to support local farmers, says NSA chief

Consumers urged to put lamb or hogget on the menu and get behind traditional roast

02 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Farm Business

Future of mart secured as planners back out-of-town move

South Oxfordshire District Council gives green light to scheme to save historic market

02 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Farm Business

Iran war: Oil shock could add millions to farmers' fuel bills

Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has revealed UK farmers could pay at least an additional 拢337m to run their tractors, combine harvesters and other machinery, if fuel bills continue to rise during the year from conflict in the Middle East

02 April 2026 鈥� 5 min read