Organic farming must be included in Government's land use framework

Organic Farmers and Growers chief executive Roger Kerr said there was a 鈥榳hole industry out there built around pesticides and fertilisers' which wants organic to fail, but organic is a 鈥榙efined farming system that can deliver a 鈥榣ow carbon, nature-friendly, people-positive' food system

16 December 2023 鈥� 2 min read

Government needs to embrace organic in its eagerly anticipated land use framework, despite lobbyists who want the sector to fail. Organic farming That was the message from Organic Farmers and Growers...

Iran war: Middle East conflict adds additional 拢25k fuel bill for UK farmers

Key farm inputs such as fertiliser and red diesel have skyrocketed since Israel and the US struck missiles at Iran which, in turn, has led to increased pressure being placed on UK farmers

Chris Brayford

14 April 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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UK lurching into a food security 'nightmare', report finds

Is it time for the Government to realise that war in the Middle East, Inheritance Tax changes, and cheap food imports are undermining British farmers and the UK's food security?

Chris Brayford

13 April 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Politics

UK farmers considering plans for a nationwide fuel and fertiliser protest

Can Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves learn an invaluable lesson from the fuel strike in 2000 to support farmers and hauliers before it is too late?

Chris Brayford

13 April 2026 鈥� 6 min read

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