Agricultural news from around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Politics
Nine in ten tenant farmers fear struggle to secure extra borrowing

Nine in ten tenant farmers fear struggle to secure extra borrowing

Four in ten farmers consider quitting as uncertainty mounts

Four in ten farmers consider quitting as uncertainty mounts

Rural campaigners urge controlled burning reform as wildfire risks rise

Rural campaigners urge controlled burning reform as wildfire risks rise

Clarkson warns farm pressures are 'relentless' after 'terrible' year

Clarkson warns farm pressures are 'relentless' after 'terrible' year

EA and Natural England face axe under Tory deregulation plans

EA and Natural England face axe under Tory deregulation plans

Welsh farmers say mobile mast rent cuts threaten rural signal

Welsh farmers say mobile mast rent cuts threaten rural signal

Dairy
NI farmers on alert as Shamonda virus reaches Republic of Ireland

NI farmers on alert as Shamonda virus reaches Republic of Ireland

Scotland scraps bluetongue movement licences as zone goes nationwide

Scotland scraps bluetongue movement licences as zone goes nationwide

November milk price held steady by First Milk

November milk price held steady by First Milk

Muller raises November farm gate milk price by 0.5ppl

Muller raises November farm gate milk price by 0.5ppl

New entrants invited to bid for two Cornwall Council farms

New entrants invited to bid for two Cornwall Council farms

NFU Scotland demands action over 28p Skelmersdale milk price

NFU Scotland demands action over 28p Skelmersdale milk price

Poultry
Meat prices fall as farmers struggle to recover rising costs

Meat prices fall as farmers struggle to recover rising costs

Pilgrim's Europe profit rises to £268m as poultry growth offsets pork pressure

Pilgrim's Europe profit rises to £268m as poultry growth offsets pork pressure

UK's first bird flu outbreak of 2026/27 confirmed on Isle of Lewis

UK's first bird flu outbreak of 2026/27 confirmed on Isle of Lewis

Salmonella cases rise to 650 as imported egg probe deepens

Salmonella cases rise to 650 as imported egg probe deepens

Waitrose marks 500 years of turkey with all-British free-range range

Waitrose marks 500 years of turkey with all-British free-range range

Northern Ireland union calls for fairer livestock weighing

Northern Ireland union calls for fairer livestock weighing

ITFarmer
Five young people offered funded route into agri-drone careers

Five young people offered funded route into agri-drone careers

Farm tech uptake grows but cost barriers still bite

Farm tech uptake grows but cost barriers still bite

Police launch 'first-of-its-kind' rural crime drone scheme

Police launch 'first-of-its-kind' rural crime drone scheme

AI welfare cameras rolled out across 46 M&S dairy farms

AI welfare cameras rolled out across 46 M&S dairy farms

Gen Z support for British farmers stronger than expected

Gen Z support for British farmers stronger than expected

Northern Ireland first in UK to roll out cattle EID

Northern Ireland first in UK to roll out cattle EID

Pigs
Scottish pig sector faces sharp decline as sow slaughter surges 52%

Scottish pig sector faces sharp decline as sow slaughter surges 52%

Meat prices fall as farmers struggle to recover rising costs

Meat prices fall as farmers struggle to recover rising costs

Northern Ireland union calls for fairer livestock weighing

Northern Ireland union calls for fairer livestock weighing

AHDB steps up pork promotion with new autumn advertising burst

AHDB steps up pork promotion with new autumn advertising burst

British red meat exports hit £1.1bn as US demand surges

British red meat exports hit £1.1bn as US demand surges

UK vets put on alert over unusual pig disease found in Europe

UK vets put on alert over unusual pig disease found in Europe

Environment
£15m farm investment grants set to reach NI farmers

£15m farm investment grants set to reach NI farmers

136 hectares of farmland to be rewetted in Great Fen project

136 hectares of farmland to be rewetted in Great Fen project

Four in ten farmers consider quitting as uncertainty mounts

Four in ten farmers consider quitting as uncertainty mounts

Rural campaigners urge controlled burning reform as wildfire risks rise

Rural campaigners urge controlled burning reform as wildfire risks rise

EA and Natural England face axe under Tory deregulation plans

EA and Natural England face axe under Tory deregulation plans

UK grain growers among hardest hit as European harvest losses soar

UK grain growers among hardest hit as European harvest losses soar

Arable
Red diesel costs soar 50% in a year as farmers face autumn squeeze

Red diesel costs soar 50% in a year as farmers face autumn squeeze

New research aims to stop European crop diseases reaching Britain

New research aims to stop European crop diseases reaching Britain

136 hectares of farmland to be rewetted in Great Fen project

136 hectares of farmland to be rewetted in Great Fen project

NFU Sugar and British Sugar strike £28.50/t beet deal

NFU Sugar and British Sugar strike £28.50/t beet deal

Nearly half of OSR sites set to hit phoma threshold from mid-October

Nearly half of OSR sites set to hit phoma threshold from mid-October

UK grain growers among hardest hit as European harvest losses soar

UK grain growers among hardest hit as European harvest losses soar

Crime
Farmer handed suspended jail term after hundreds of scrap cars found

Farmer handed suspended jail term after hundreds of scrap cars found

Nearly half of farmers say fly-tipping is getting worse

Nearly half of farmers say fly-tipping is getting worse

Police hunt owner after five sheep killed in livestock attack

Police hunt owner after five sheep killed in livestock attack

Essex farm hit with £350,000 bill after 2,000-tonne fly-tip

Essex farm hit with £350,000 bill after 2,000-tonne fly-tip

Man arrested as 158kg of meat seized in 'smokies' crackdown

Man arrested as 158kg of meat seized in 'smokies' crackdown

Activists convicted over theft of lambs from Sandringham Estate

Activists convicted over theft of lambs from Sandringham Estate