3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (665+ words) Cases of identity theft linked to insurance fraud have nearly doubled in two years, prompting a warning to farmers and rural businesses over increasingly sophisticated scams. NFU Mutual and the Insurance Fraud Bureau are urging countryside communities to be alert…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (314+ words) First Milk will raise its October manufacturing standard litre to 39p per litre after announcing a further 3.15ppl increase for members. The farmer-owned co-operative has also added another 1ppl to its September price from 1 September 2026. That takes First Milk’s total September increase to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (635+ words) British beef producers could face greater competition from cheaper Brazilian imports if planned EU restrictions divert supplies towards the UK market, MPs have warned. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) chair Alistair Carmichael has raised the issue with the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (786+ words) The government is facing growing calls to provide interest-free emergency finance as farmers struggle with severe cash flow pressures caused by drought, bluetongue, high input costs and weak commodity prices. Agricultural advisers and tenant farming representatives warn that otherwise viable…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (431+ words) Oilseed rape growers are being offered 50% protection against establishment failure under a new Frontier Agriculture scheme for the 2027 harvest. The new OSR establishment risk share gives growers financial backing without requiring them to use Frontier agronomy, allowing those with independent…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (579+ words) A programme designed to develop the next generation of potato industry professionals is returning for 2027 after an overwhelming response to its inaugural year. GB Potatoes, working with the British Potato Trade Association (BPTA), has opened applications for the second Potato…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (460+ words) Tenant farmers could lose otherwise viable businesses without urgent access to working capital, the Tenant Farmers Association has warned as it backs plans for an interest-free crisis loan scheme. The proposed Farming Crisis Loan Scheme would provide interest-free finance to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (363+ words) Frontier Agriculture has completed its purchase of Aberdeen Grain’s Whiterashes grain storage facility, securing continued access for growers and retaining staff at the north-east Scotland site. The transaction was completed following due diligence and approval from Aberdeen Grain members, with…...