With the elderflower drink market predicted to show strong growth over the next few years, a food scientist at the University of Nottingham’s School of Biosciences, has been appointed as a Nuffield Scholar to broaden the understanding of the different varieties of the plant.
With consumption on the rise, the Welsh poultry sector has a bright future ahead. However, over-supply is an increasing cause for concern among producers.
British plants and flowers growers have received the backing from another major retailer as Co-op becomes the latest to sign the NFU’s Plants and Flowers pledge.
An estimated 230,000 people visited a working farm in England, Wales or Scotland last weekend as part of the Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) Open Farm Sunday event.
Farmers can now protect themselves against poor crop yields with a groundbreaking insurance policy that will compensate them for production shortfalls.
The Agricultural Law Association (ALA) is calling on professionals to respond to government consultations on tenancy reform to secure the future of the agricultural tenanted sector.
Uncertainty is the worst enemy of British agriculture, and the government is determined to help farmers through these transformational times, according to Defra minister Robert Goodwill.
The UK wine industry is proving to be one of the fastest expanding wine regions in the world after seeing the biggest planting of vines on record this year.
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) is calling for nominations for Britain’s most cracking companies and individuals in the free range egg sector.
Linking Environment and Farming Education (LEAF) is launching a brand-new initiative to inspire young people about farming, food production and the natural environment.
A £1.34 million programme has been announced offering community food and farming businesses a mix of affordable loans and grants, with the intention of helping such businesses get investment ready.
A survey of Savills consultants has found that farmers are holding back on investment in farm infrastructure and delaying taking part in agri-environment schemes until there is greater clarity on post-Brexit farm support.
Defra chief says that small farmers are to be given support if they cannot afford to pay for the advice needed to access Defra’s post-Brexit Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS).