Agriculture

Great British Farm Fest names charities

Major rural festival backs two support organisations The Great British Farm Fest has announced two official charity partners ahead of its debut event.

by Josh Moreton
15 March 2026
3 minutes read

Agriculture Business News Politics

Tariff-free British beef on American shelves in landmark trade boost

Major deal that could be worth £70 million a year to UK farmers British beef, including meat produced by West Midlands farmers, has.

by Rayan Shah
3 March 2026
1 minute read

Agriculture Culture Environment People

Hundreds of fake foxes dumped in Birmingham amid demands to end illegal hunting

League Against Cruel Sports wants Government to ban trail hunting A pile of 648 bloodied fake foxes was dumped in central Birmingham yesterday.

by Simon Evans
25 February 2026
1 minute read

Agriculture Life Sciences Walsall

Walsall biotech start-up joins government ‘incubator’ scheme

RevoNA Bio creates new disease protection aimed at reducing chemical treatments in agriculture A Walsall-based biotech start-up developing revolutionary plant and animal disease.

by Simon Evans
17 February 2026
2 minutes read

Agriculture Viewpoint

Why the UK government remains deaf to British farmers as food security and rural livelihoods deteriorate

Farmers demand urgent government action as UK food producers face rising costs and policy failure Britain loves the imagery of farming but recoils.

by Josh Moreton
30 December 2025
3 minutes read

Agriculture Politics Viewpoint

Labour’s rural own goal on farm tax and trail hunting – countryside under siege

Farm tax U-turn fallout The government’s climbdown on the so-called farm tax is welcome. Necessary, even. After months of Whitehall deafness, muddy boots.