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²ÝÁñÉçÇø and politicians have voiced their outrage at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ’indifferent’ attitude about a possible pig welfare cull in light of the labour crisis, sparking some to take to the streets in M

A farmer is set to roll out a UK-wide text service which enables the public to privately alert a farmer about any livestock welfare or land issues.

More than 54,000 people have signed a letter to Defra Secretary of State George Eustice backing the NFU’s calls for a commitment to not let Britain’s food self-sufficiency levels slip below the current 60 per cent.

In light of ’significant’ supply chain issues, Rob Mutimer, chairman of the National Pig Association, has sent an open letter to UK retailers urging them to prioritise British pork through plants.

Soaring input costs, labour shortages and systemic supply chain failures have created a catalogue of challenges for farming businesses.

A growing health market could present opportunities for producers and processors to promote the benefits of red meat and dairy, a new report by AHDB has found.  

Lecturing staff at Scotland’s Rural University College (SRUC) have commenced a programme of industrial action following a long-running dispute over pay and grading. 

Tenant farmers should not be the collateral damage in the rush to plant more trees, George Dunn chief executive of the Tenant ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Association has warned.

Rural insurer NFU Mutual has issued some security advice to help farmers protect their fuel in case of prolonged shortages.

The Government’s ’miniscule gesture’ of granting up to 10,500 temporary UK visas for lorry drivers and poultry workers has failed to address long-term solutions to the labour crisis and ignored pig welfare.