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Defra launched the 12-week consultation at the end of January 2025, seeking views on the concept of the Land Use Framework which presents an approach to inform and improve decision-making on how land ...
The UK average milk price for March 2025 was announced by Defra as being 46.01, down 0.08 pence (0.2%) on the previous month. The GB and NI average farmgate milk prices table and commentary will be ...
Calculate how much it will cost to vaccinate your livestock against bluetongue virus and how much it could save you using our interactive calculators. Bluetongue is a notifiable animal disease. If you ...
The expansion of the middle classes in emerging markets across the globe is strengthening the demand for protein and imported foods. And globally the British brand is well-regarded, being associated ...
GB deadweight cattle prices have slowed in their rise again in the week ending 26 April, with all prime average deadweight price moving by only 1p/kg on the week. Nevertheless, this marginal increase ...
AHDB estimates overall organic milk production from a weekly survey of the largest milk buyers. The volumes are scaled up based on other available data. Figures are collected every week from dairies ...
The price indicates the trend in incomes, rather than an absolute value. The actual income effect and a precise increase in ppl will be difficult to obtain as this requires knowledge, on a daily or ...
We have today published our detailed response to the Farm Assurance Review (FAR), confirming a strong commitment to change that ensures assurance is working effectively for everyone – both farmers and ...
We are excited to announce that this year, we are teaming up with the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Farmers Guardian to bring you even more comprehensive and timely updates on grass ...
Pig meat production up 6.4% yoy Clean pig slaughter numbers up 5.5% yoy Carcase weights average 91.5kg In the first three months of 2025 (January - March) the UK has produced 244,500 tonnes of pig ...
On Wednesday 2 April 2025, President Trump announced that the United States (US) would be implementing at least a 10% tariff on all imports effective from 5 April 2025. This will include all UK ...
The Maltsters’ Association of Great Britain (MAGB) explains how it is helping to foster a sustainable future for malting barley production. The malting industry wants to reduce its environmental ...