All news on the topic: National Farmers Union

The industry is being ravaged by inflation, labour shortages, climate change and cheap supermarket prices. Farmers are now digging up their orchards as they're not viable

The Maris Piper, King Edwards and Maris Peer have been labelled "agronomically challenging"

Researchers at the University of Warwick were looking for ways to solve the labour shortage after The National Farmers' Union found two in five farmers have lost crops because there was no one to pick them

Documents show the latest kill targets issued to marksmen in 21 counties as the Government steps up its controversial bid to curb bovine tuberculosis in England's cows

Kaleb Cooper, who became a sensation after appearing on the Amazon Prime show, attended a crunch No10 summit with supermarket bosses, farmers' leaders and industry executives

It comes as the poultry industry says the situation is at 'breaking point' as producers struggle to cope with soaring energy bills and packaging prices that have left the system “unsustainable"

The UK has signed its biggest post-Brexit trade agreement, joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership - but critics say the pact is worth only 0.08% of GDP

Experts have warned that Britain could be set to face water shortages, droughts, and hosepipe bans if it gets a few more dry months, as even farmer face struggles to grow their veg

The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) is investigating the potential food fraud, which involves pre-packed and deli products - but it stopped short of naming the retailer

Farmers are worried a new super-trade deal with countries including Mexico, Vietnam and Chile could lead to a massive increase in beef and pork imports from abroad

Tomatoes have been amongst the worst affected by the recent shortages in the UK as Asda, Morrisons, Aldi and Tesco all introduced limits on the product

This week has seen a number of supermarket giants introduce limits on the amount of fruit and vegetables Brits can buy as the National Farmers' Union has warned more might be to come

For days shoppers have been photographing gaps on the shelves where fruit and veg should be, as some supermarkets resort to rationing peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers

A combination of bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe has seen UK supermarket shelves left bare of tomatoes, as well as dwindling stocks of some other fresh produce

Jimmy Doherty, a television star and childhood friend of celeb chef Jamie Oliver, has called on the Government to help tackle the serious mental health crisis brewing among farmers