Cumbrian Farmer Fears Food Bill Will 'Never' Drop to Pre-War Cost

‘Massive’ funds needed to stop land around world turning to dust, UN warns

Exclusive: Some £260bn is required annually to tackle the escalating problem, with only £56bn currently mobilised – with an increasing risk of forced migration, conflict and hits to food chains that impact billions of people

Fertiliser shortages will have ‘dramatic’ effect on global food prices, warns farming boss

Powerful property and farming firm Grosvenor Group says knock-on effect of Iran war could arrive next yearFertiliser shortages caused by the Iran war have driven up costs for UK farmers by up to 70% and will have a “dramatic” impact on food prices globally next year, according to one of Britain’s most powerful property and farming companies.Mark Preston, executive trustee of the 349-year-old Grosvenor Group, controlled by the Duke of Westminster…

Keep Inputs Moving to Keep Food Affordable

Food prices in 2027 are being influenced by choices made this spring, on farms and in capitals. Credit: ShutterstockBy Maurizio MartinaROME, May 6 2026 (IPS) Across Europe, winter wheat is already in the ground. What farmers apply in the coming weeks will determine the size of this year’s harvest. Those decisions are now being made under a sudden surge in costs that did not exist when seeds went in. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in late Fe…

Cumbrian farmer fears food bill will 'never' drop to pre-war cost

Mark Forster says price for kerosene, which he needs to keep young chicks warm, have almost doubled.

Wrexham residents resist plans to import 50,000 tons of English food waste

Residents are resisting plans to import 50,000 tonnes of English food waste for processing into their rural Wrexham community - claiming it will be…

Here are the cheapest fuel prices in and around York right now

Here is a list of the cheapest fuel prices in York, according to petrolprices.com.