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Suffolk and north Essex farmers have suffered a blow to morale after a hugely challenging start to the crop season combined with external factors

A new lobby group called Basic Income for Farmers (BI4Farmers) is demanding a regular, unconditional cash payment for all primary producers, to ensure

Rise in NI dairy profits forecast - 27 March 2024

Clarity over the tax treatment of land put into environmental schemes must come quickly for farms and estates to enable long-term plans to be put in place.

Many farmers are in the lucky position to possess shares, whether that be shares in their co-op, shares in a public limited company (PLC) that sprang from their co-op, shares in FBD, or simply shares that they inherited.

One of the wettest winters in living memory has left winter-drilled crops in various states of health ranging from rotted off to OK, depending on soil

Floods and climate change have heaped misery on Suffolk farmers and the finances arent stacking up so well - but land prices are so far holding firm

If we want to create thriving communities, we must ensure that our farmers can sell their produce free from excessive bureaucracy and at a fair price

One primary focus is the inherent imbalance between risk and reward faced by farmers and growers.

Average business income by farm type in England reached £96,100 in 2022-2023, reflecting resilience amid higher costs, as reported by the latest…