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NFU encourages members to download Farmers Aid app
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (582+ words) The NFU is encouraging members to download RABI's Farmers Aid app " a new pioneering critical care support tool designed to provide clear, step-by-step support following a serious on-farm accident. A new app has been developed to help farm workers take…...
NFU guidance on picking the right environmental seed supply
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (585+ words) Environmental seed mixes for the delivery of schemes including the Sustainable Farming Incentive represent a significant investment for growers, but when they don't perform to the expected standard it can lead to significant frustration and concern. Find out what you…...
NFU and AIMS secure High Court ruling for fair abattoir charges
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (550+ words) In a judgment handed down today, AIMS (Association of Independent Meat Suppliers), BMPA (British Meat Processors Association) and the NFU have won a High Court legal challenge against the FSA (Food Standards Agency) in a battle over its charging rates....
Royal recognition for Michael's Open Farm Sunday success
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (582+ words) A Fenland farmer has received an award from The Duchess of Edinburgh in recognition of his team's support for Open Farm Sunday. The annual event, which sees farmers and growers across the country open their farms to the public, has…...
NFU President highlights barriers to homegrown food boost at the Suffolk Show
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (434+ words) NFU President Tom Bradshaw stressed the need to "take the handbrake" off UK food production when he spoke to members at the Suffolk Show. Tom set out some of the challenges and opportunities facing farming during an afternoon reception for…...
NFU welcomes SFI26 scheme guidance, but urges budget transparency
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (342+ words) The NFU continues to press for certainty for the 28, 000 farmers and growers with expiring agreements this year, as Defra shares an early look at the SFI26 scheme guidance. The much-anticipated scheme information for the SFI (Sustainable Farming Incentive offer) 2026 offer was…...
Balancing the books: farmers finding resilience through diversification
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (601+ words) Shed Talks LIVE panel: NFU members and farmers, Mike Greenwood-Wilkins, James Small, Jane Lewis, Emily Mee and Geoff Homer The NFU's second Shed Talks brought together farmers from across Wiltshire to have an honest conversation about some of what it…...
What's on at Cereals 2026?
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (892+ words) This year sees the Cereals event travel to the Cotswolds, and the 400-hectare farm of broadcaster-turned-farmer Jeremy Clarkson. We take a look at a packed agenda on the NFU stand, as well as some of the usual favourites and exciting…...
NFU East member development team in West Sussex
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (385+ words) The NFU East's member development group discovered more about the role of NFU officeholders during a two day visit to West Sussex. Past and current NFU East officeholders gave candid insights into their involvement at county, regional and national level,…...
UK potato exports to the Canary Islands to resume
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (315+ words) The NFU has welcomed the lifting of many of the restrictions on exporting potatoes to the Canary Islands. Exports to the Canary Islands were halted following an initial finding of Colorado potato beetle in Kent in 2023, causing the loss of…...