The Home Office has been accused of ‘locking out’ industry leaders who want to discuss the crippling labour shortages affecting the food and farming sector.

The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has called for a rethink of the way farm animals are fed, branding the current approach ‘inherently inefficient’.

The Government does not appear to have a plan to tackle the catastrophic worldwide hunger crisis caused by the war in Ukraine and other issues, MPs on the International Development Committee have warned.

Rural renters may be subjected to higher rents and increased living pressures as a result of the Government’s shake-up of the to-let property sector.

The Welsh Government has responded to industry concerns about its post-Brexit support scheme by putting food production and rural culture at the heart of its latest plans.

A new study has found the climate impact of food miles has been underestimated by 3.5-7.5 times, with transport accounting for 19 per cent of total food system emissions.

The peer charged with heading up a Government review into antimicrobial resistance in 2014 has warned doing trade deals with other countries risks undermining the progress made over recent years in the UK.

Details of Defra’s long-anticipated Slurry Storage Grants, part of the Farming Investment Fund, have finally been released. But what will they cover, and are you eligible to claim? Abi Kay reports.

The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has warned the UK Governments gene editing legislation will fail to address food security goals as currently drafted. By Ewan Pate and Abi Kay.

The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has warned the UK Government’s gene editing legislation will ‘fail to address food security goals’ as currently drafted. By Ewan Pate and Abi Kay.