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Dairy accounts for growing share of cull cow market

Poorer returns for dairy farmers throughout the winter have prompted an increase in the number of dairy cows being culled, while culls from the suckler beef herd appear more stable.…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

Where next for forestry market as investor caution deepens

More than £250m worth of commercial forestry changed hands in 2025 – a record sum and represented almost entirely by sales of conifer forests. However, caution from investors means sales…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Farm suppliers group lobbies for action on fertiliser

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has written to Defra ministers demanding government action to ensure the sector can remain resilient despite global supply chain disruption. Fertiliser markets were thrown in…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

Fairness expected as supermarket watchdog moves to Defra

Oversight of supermarket watchdog, the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), is transferring from the Department of Business and Trade to Defra from 1 July in a move the government says will…

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