UK
Farmers and other red diesel users will see their fuel duty cut by over a third until the end of the year, the UK government has announced.
Tillage
The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers called on the UK government to prioritise access to fuel for the arable sector this harvest.
inheritance tax
The UK High Court has denied a challenge against the government's new inheritance tax reform after farmers brought a legal case forward.
N.Ireland
AHDB has described its Farm Data Exchange system as both "technically viable and strongly supported", following the end of its pilot.
The Ulster Farmers' Union has called on the UK government to better support Northern Irish farmers as they face 'spiralling input costs.'
M&S unveiled a £2.1 billion 10-year contract with suppliers ABP and Dunbia to ensure British meats are on offer 'all-year round'.
Rural Life
Firefighters in the UK were called to a farm after a tractor went up in flames and spread to nearby crop fields.
Sheep
The UK government announced that it will be extending its concession to allow entry for overseas workers to shear sheep for one more year.
The UK's sheep industry has warned of a potential sheep shearing "crisis" as a lack of overseas shearers could see 1.5 million sheep unshorn.
New figures from NFU Mutual have estimated that livestock worth £152,000 were severely injured or killed in dog attacks during 2025 in NI.
Pig/Poultry
England and Scotland have each reported one new case of bird flu, with the two cases being confirmed within 48 hours of each other.
An early conclusion of an EU-UK sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement is a realistic objective, according to Alistair Carmichael MP.
Dairy
A British woman is set to embark on a 10-day journey throughout the UK, with a goal of milking 10,000 cows to raise funds for charity.
Plummeting dairy commodity prices "may have found a floor" according to latest analysis from the AHDB Dairy Agri-Market Outlook.
Agri Politics
UK farmers have formed blockades at Lidl depot sites, with around a dozen tractors at each site preventing lorries from entering and leaving.
Farmers For Action (FFA) said it is “fully supporting all the farm organisations involved in protesting at the Oxford Farming Conference”.
Beef
A new country-specific, guaranteed quota of 13,000t earmarked for beef from the UK has officially come into force in the US.
Agricultural property relief and business property relief will be reformed from April 6, 2026 and...
The Dairy Roadmap has launched a survey on issues facing the UK dairy sector – including economics, environment and long-term sustainability.
Diet is considered key to health by 85% of consumers, while 77% said fitness is also important, according to a new survey.
Unlimited fines have been passed for livestock worrying, strengthening protections for sheep, cows and other farm animals.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released the final estimate of UK 2025 cereal and oilseed harvest.
A number of lorries carrying British lamb carcasses are to return to the UK following them being seized by border control in France.
