The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 128.0 points in June 2025, up 0.5 percent from May. Although international prices of cereals and sugar fell, these ...

The Honorary President of LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh GCVO, met with sixth form students at Groundswell on 3 July for an inspiring conversation ...

A Bill which will give police greater powers to clamp down on dog attacks on farmed animals has passed in the House of Commons and is one step closer to becoming law. On Friday 4 July the Dogs ...

Rural accountant Old Mill is expanding its senior leadership team, with the promotion of Philip Kirkpatrick to Partner, cementing its commitment to top-quality service. The promotion marks Philip's ...

River Action has sent a formal legal letter to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) requesting clarification on two aspects of its recently published new Statutory Guidance ...

DEFRA has announced that thousands of farmers will benefit from £150 million in new funding as the government opens a new round of its Capital Grants offer, supporting the twin aims of sustainable ...

Commenting on the research, Tom Lancaster, land, food and farming analyst at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit said: ...

Over those 85 days, Veronica, a postgraduate researcher at the University of Exeter, has documented a range of issues facing farming communities, as well as their hopes for the future of farming and ...

At the NFU Conference in February 2025, the Secretary of State confirmed that all the completed Capital Grants applications on hold could be processed. The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is currently ...

For farmers, habitat banking presents a new revenue stream at a time when traditional subsidies are being phased out. By converting parts of their land into biodiverse habitats, such as wildflower ...

The government has announced on Thursday 3 July that farmers can benefit from £150 million in new funding via a new round of Capital Grants.