uk farming

Hello all, I am a Harper Adams student, and I'm looking at EU migrant labour in the broiler supply chain post Brexit for my honours research project. I would be grateful if you could complete this questionnaire as part of my research. It should not take longer than 10 minutes. Please follow...

The first six months of 2018 have seen UK food and drink exports hit record levels. According to Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) exports rose to £10.6 billion, up 4% compared to the same period last year, with products now being sold in more than 200 different...

If no agreement is reached during Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU, small businesses will suffer. A study by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that 59% of SMEs that export goods to the EU Customs Union say trade would be impacted if overall costs increased as a...

Michael Gove has confirmed that the Agricultural Bill will be published before the end of July. The Defra secretary was giving evidence at the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) on numerous issues when this announcement was made with his intention to bring the Agriculture Bill...

Farmers of the UK are you going to change the way you manage your farm post BREXIT? Please fill out my short survey to help me find the answer for my dissertation. 100% anonymous! Thanks

Hi. As my first post I thought I would ask for advice on how best to plan crop rotations. I come from a tillage farm where there is no real plan in place and where continuous cereals have been dominating. For college I studied soil microbiology under different cropping systems as my final year...

Hello, I am not a farmer, but having spent a bit of time on them, I know it's a tough, demanding job and a necessary one for the welfare of the land. How will Brexit affect you? I suppose none of us are really sure, but I'm keen to find out how being outside the EU is likely to affect key...