Finance news around the UK
Eligible farmers are reminded to apply to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) before the deadline of 31 December 2018. The scheme prov...
A farmer who built a farming inspired festive exhibition featuring more than 11,000 LED lights outside his own home is raising money for charity. E...
A set of new 'farm resilience measures' should be developed to combat extreme weather events, farming unions say. Resilience measures are "urgently...
This year's BPS payments have been made to more than 65 percent farmers' bank accounts in the first day of the payment window, the Rural Payments Agen...
Weddings in the woods or on mountain tops could provide a diversification opportunity for every farmer in England and Wales, financial experts say. ...
A Welsh dairy farmer has said the Government has “left him out dry” after being accused of tampering bovine TB tests. In 2016, animal health inspec...
Food prices could increase by as much as 10% if there is a disorderly Brexit, the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has warned. Mark Ca...
A farming charity are giving out festive hampers to those farming families who need extra support this Christmas season. For many, Christmas can be...
Using technology such as blockchain could prevent global civil unrest triggered by volatility in commodity markets, according to technology experts. ...
Funding has been given to the farming community on the Isle of Skye and Lochalsh to commence construction of an abattoir to ensure local meat producti...
A total of £1.3 million will be reinvested in the beef, lamb and pork sectors after the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) sold its...
The 'Food Producers Fund' has been launched to help drive down costs for rural businesses whilst increasing recycling, energy recovery and maximising ...
A Norfolk farming family are launching a Christmas appeal having lost their daughter to a brain tumour. The festive season will never be the same f...
Dairy farmers supplying Müller will see their milk price decline for January 2019, going down by 1p per litre to 27.5ppl. The Müller Direct standar...
The Government's 'Green Brexit' vision for the farming industry after the UK leaves the EU could be "significantly expanded" to include private invest...
Farmers operating anaerobic digestion plants can now viably maximise biomethane production by claiming two payments at the same time. Farmers can n...
Bayer has announced it will cut 12,000 jobs worldwide and sell its animal health division, which could be worth £6.2bn. The German drug giant expla...
A new 'Countryside Charter' has been proposed to deliver a strong Brexit for the rural sector after the UK leaves the EU. The “Enterprising Country...
The long-awaited Inheritance Tax Review includes "encouraging words" for farming families, according to NFU Mutual. The Inheritance Tax Review, pub...
Any new environmental scheme post-Brexit must provide “certainty and resilience” for the arable sector, especially in periods of volatile prices and l...
Scottish hill farmers and crofters are being reminded that the deadline for applying to the Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme closes on Friday 30 N...
The Red Meat Benchmarking deadline is fast approaching and Welsh farmers are being encouraged to complete the forms as soon as possible to receive £1,...
A farming charity has increased its donations to farmers in Wales, noting how the industry has faced a “particularly hard” time this year. From Jan...
A Wiltshire estate which has successfully diversified into brewing vodka and gin is the latest farm to be featured in a series of podcasts looking at ...
The farming industry has welcomed the announcement by Welsh Government that the Basic Payment Scheme will remain unchanged for 2020. The Cabinet Se...
