Finance news around the UK
Dairy Crest, the UK dairy company behind products such as Cathedral City cheddar, has agreed to be bought by Canadian company Saputo in a deal worth j...
Growing maize under film could provide farmers with benefits worth more than £200 per hectare compared to conventional methods. The improved nutrit...
Michael Gove has been told to 'look at the bigger picture' when it comes to mobilising support payments as many farmers still wait for money to enter ...
Dairy cooperative Arla will pay out the entire net profit for last year to its farmer owners, totalling over £252 million. Arla’s Board of Director...
Arla's conventional milk price for March 2019 will stay unchanged, with the manufacturing price per litre remaining at 30.24 pence from 1 March 2019. ...
Recently bereaved farmers thinking of applying for probate could be hit by fees of up to £6,000 unless they apply before April, a leading solicitor ha...
A large proportion of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are under-performing financially, farmers and landowners have been warned. Solar PV, a technol...
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has ruled out zero tariffs on food imports in the event of a no-deal Brexit in an attempt to allay fears that the UK woul...
Staffordshire County Council will sell some of its council-owned farms to generate money to support public services. Up to £20 million could be gen...
A new fund of up to £2 million has been announced to encourage farmers and landowners to enhance Scotland's nature. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)...
Farmers can now apply to the Countryside Stewardship scheme to deliver environmental benefits on their land. The scheme opened on Monday (18 Februa...
Countryside Stewardship could help farmers bridge the 'inevitable funding gap' which will open up when basic payments start to fall in 2021. This i...
Farmers across Somerset are being invited to bid in the UK’s first countywide auction for works to help stop flooding. The auction will be run onli...
Farmers in England may be eligible for a payment worth up to £750/ha if they choose to take their Basic Payment as a one-off cash sum, according to pr...
Westminster has been told by the SNP-led Scottish government to compensate farmers in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit. Rural Economy Secretary, Fer...
Major dairy processor Muller has announced a £100m 'cost and margin improvement programme' after experiencing profitability issues. Muller Milk & I...
Eighteen Scottish food processors have been awarded a share of more than £6m by the government to help them invest and grow. The fund will help the...
Government plans to end the Feed-In Tariff for new solar schemes from 31 March are triggering a 'spate of mis-selling' in the renewables market. Th...
Farm landlords must take a 'steady-as-you-go' approach when rent review discussions commence this spring, according to tenant farmers. The Tenant F...
A North Yorkshire farming couple are enjoying the fruits of their labour after turning their unused farm buildings into holiday cottages. As they ...
Moving away from the Common Agricultural Payments (CAP) means a move away from a 'complex and prescriptive' scheme, according to a Defra official. ...
Northern Irish farmers have reached their ambitious target of raising £200,000 for an air ambulance charity. The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has sm...
The government could cause 'untold damage' to the British pig sector if it waives tariffs and checks on imports in the event of Brexit no deal. The...
A ‘no deal’ Brexit is 'not an option' for Scotland's farmers and crofters, according to NFU Scotland President Andrew McCornick. The fast-approachi...
Hill farmers in some of Scotland's most remote areas will receive up to £57m as part of a fund loan of up to 90 percent of their Less Favoured Area Su...
