Over three-quarters of farms in England and Scotland of 50 ha (124 acres) or more in size will be affected by the changes to Inheritance Tax, a new independent analysis from AHDB shows.

At the beginning of 2024 the Welsh Government asked for consultation responses to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). Based on consultation responses and stakeholder discussions the proposed scheme ...

British dairy farmers have significantly reduced the number of pure-bred dairy bull calves being born on their farms, according to a report outlining the progress of the GB Dairy Calf Strategy. The ...

Ambitions to maximise the potential of red meat exports to Europe are being given a boost with the further roll-out of the Quality Meat from Britain brand. Underpinned by a new multilingual website ...

World-class British cheese has held the winning hand in Las Vegas at an exclusive event for key industry buyers. Twelve exporters took part in our British Cheese Night at the Foundation Rooms, ...

Ayrshire farmers Wallace and James Hendrie discovered an increase in mastitis infections causing high cell counts in their herd as a consequence of reducing their calving block. As mastitis infections ...

AHDB CEO Graham Wilkinson recently spoke at the Semex conference, sharing updates on our work for the dairy sector and reflecting on how far we've come and what our priorities are going forward. After ...

Milk powders continue to be in surplus for another consecutive quarter due to lower exports Butter supplies continued to decrease, further pressuring stocks Available supplies of cheese at par with ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) ended yesterday at £190.65/t, up £2.45/t from Monday’s close. The Nov-25 contract gained £2.55/t over the same period, to close at £195.65/t. Domestic wheat futures ...

Overall, 2023 was a positive year for pig producers in both Great Britain (GB) and the European Union (EU). Production costs either fell or remained stable and pig prices saw significant increases.

The wet autumn in 2023 meant that planting winter cereal crops was limited and the persistent wet weather has knocked yields down on the five-year average. As a result, crop harvested was much-reduced ...