Farming is a long term business, and farmers need to be able to plan ahead particularly when there is pressure to look at even more environmental outcomes says Virgin Money UK head of agriculture
Grocery price inflation has fallen to its lowest level since October 2021, but shoppers are still being careful with what they buy
A slowdown in food inflation was credited with driving down general inflation, but for many products retail inflation is still much higher than farmgate inflation
Rising costs and uncertainty will continue to challenge farm businesses in 2024
Fertiliser and energy prices remain high according to the latest AF AgInflation figures
Food retail inflation is starting to ease, but it is still at a much higher rate for key products than farmgate inflation
There has been a narrowing of the gap between retail food inflation and farmgate inflation, but the price rise in the shops has still been much higher than on the farm for many key products
New analysis shows fertiliser profits have jumped 500 per cent since 2020
Chief executive of Organic ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã and Growers singled out ‘20th century farmers' for continued 'impact on environment, soils and human health'
The National Sheep Association said it is 'dismayed' at Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Government's decision to increase sheep dip disposal fees by such a 'significant rate'