As 2025 comes to a close, NFU President Tom Bradshaw reflects on the past twelve months and the farming sector’s future in the coming year. He…
Month: December 2025
The number of confirmed avian flu cases across the UK has reached 80, following a series of new detections in commercial and captive bird flocks over…
Major changes to inheritance tax relief for farms and family businesses will come into force from April 2026, after the government changed its plans to reform…
British Lion eggs is set to launch a major £1.5m integrated marketing campaign in 2026 to reinforce British Lion eggs as versatile, affordable and highly nutritious…
Farming and food industry bodies have raised concerns about the practical and economic implications of the Government’s newly published Animal Welfare Strategy, warning that some proposals…
Elanco Animal Health UK & Ireland has expanded its pig and poultry team with the appointment of Dr Tom Dutton as an additional technical consultant for…
The government has set out plans to move away from cages for laying hens and to encourage the use of slower-growing chicken breeds, as part of…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 continues to affect poultry across the UK, with several new cases confirmed in recent days, bringing the total number of…
Food production in England is no longer financially sustainable for many farm businesses, according to a government-commissioned review led by Baroness Minette Batters. The Farming Profitability…
An egg producer has been fined after a worker was killed after becoming entangled in machinery. Alban Watts was killed while working for egg producer Bell…