Finance news around the UK
The NFU has criticised Defra for announcing that farmers with a 2017 Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreement will receive bridging payments, leavin...
Small and medium businesses in the agricultural sector could add up to £820 million a year to the UK economy if they introduced a series of productivi...
The NFU has urged government to begin immediate bridging payments to farmers undertaking agri-environment schemes, as thousands still await payment. ...
Scottish farmers are being urged to apply for grants of up to £5,000 as part of a new initiative to help celebrate and promote locally produced food. ...
Scottish farmers have written to Aberdeenshire councillors asking them to back planning proposals for a new £20m meat production facility. NFU Scot...
An idea to improve farm safety has won £2,500 worth of investment from a Dragon's Den-style competition for student entrepreneurs. The Royal Agricu...
A government review looking into the inheritance tax system has been warned against making major changes, and instead opt for small changes to make it...
Farmers have welcomed recent positive milk price moves in recent weeks and some now believe that commodity prices indicate that a farmgate price of 30...
Higher commodity prices, better yields and lower variable costs saw returns from Contract Farming Agreements rise for both the farmer and the contract...
Defra has made improvements to the Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme after some farmers complained of equipment delivery issues. The pro...
British farmer-owned dairy co-op First Milk has announced that it will be increasing its milk price for July 2018. First Milk has today announced a...
Farmers across the country are to receive £23.5m in small grants allocated to boost farming productivity, the government has today confirmed. More ...
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has called the SNP "grievance-mongering separatists" after an MP accused Westminster of stealing £200m worth of money fro...
Farmers and landowners will help in the first phase of a £1m project to revitalise an 80sq mile area of Northern Ireland with woodland. The Woodlan...
Years of environmental work could be put at risk as many farmers reaching the end of stewardship schemes are unable to start new agreements due to poo...
MPs have slammed the Government's progress on post-Brexit agricultural plans, saying there is a "notable lack of detail" in policies. They have als...
A major meat processor in Perth has been awarded £4 million from the Scottish government which will create 80 new jobs and improve facilities. The ...
The Ulster Farmers' Union has taken on five peaks across six countries all in one day to raise £100,000 for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland. The UFU...
Welsh farmers have been urged to keep an eye out for a ‘Preliminary Checks Letter’ from the start of June, which is an initial check for submitted Sin...
Farmers and rural businesses will have to keep all their VAT records and submit returns online from April 2019 as new laws come into force. While s...
Direct payments to EU farmers will be reduced above €60,000 and capped for payments above €100,000 per farm, the European Commission has announced. ...
German chemical giant Bayer plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto on Thursday following the receipt of all required approvals from regulatory ...
Dairy farmers supplying Müller will see their milk price increase by an additional 1.25 pence per litre from July 1st 2018. It follows a 0.75ppl in...
The US Department of Justice has conditionally approved Bayer’s proposed acquisition of Monsanto. The German chemical company has obtained conditio...
Farmers and land managers have just one month to apply for the first round of funding to restore historic farm buildings on their land. Defra has b...
