During prolonged periods of hot weather, it is important to be aware of heat stress in livestock and the effect it can have. Here are some useful resources to help you spot the signs of heat stress in ...

A major disease resistance gene has been unpicked by the pathogen that causes yellow rust in winter wheat. It follows reports of unusual levels of the foliar disease in many winter wheat varieties ...

According to the Met Office, the UK is experiencing the driest spring in over a century. This can affect the development of both cereal crops and grass. With many cattle and sheep farmers relying on ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed yesterday at £163.90/t, down £3.65/t from Tuesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract ended the session at £183.90/t, up £0.35/t over the same period Old crop domestic ...

A lot has happened over the last five years across the globe, and it seems fair to say that few to no individuals, industries or economies escaped the impact of COVID-19, increased geopolitical ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) fell marginally yesterday (£0.20/t) to close at £168.80/t. The Nov-25 contract ended the session at £187.25/t, unchanged from Tuesday’s close. Old crop domestic futures ...

High domestic prices have limited growth in export volumes for both beef and lamb in the first month of 2025. Meanwhile, imports show a far more mixed picture between the sectors, with beef imports ...

In the fourth quarter of 2024, calf registrations to dairy dams in GB totalled 314,000 head according to the latest BCMS data. This is a decline of 46,000 (12.7%) head compared to the same period in ...

The Government has announced that applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) are now closed. As of March 2025, over 50,000 farm businesses have joined these schemes, reportedly covering ...

Total UK dairy export volume for 2024 declined marginally by 0.3% at 1.22 Mn tonnes Growth in exports of cheese and curd, whey and whey products, yogurt, milk and cream were outweighed by decline in ...

Over three-quarters of farms in England and Scotland of 50 ha (124 acres) or more in size will be affected by the changes to Inheritance Tax, a new independent analysis from AHDB shows. We have ...

During January 2025, sales of meat-free products decreased, continuing the trend seen over the past three years (Kantar, 4 w/e 26 January 2025). This was driven by a fall in vegetable-based product ...