A group of around 50 farmers have made the decision to set up the British Farming Union, with the aim of bringing about political change.

A combination of changing agriculture policies and high input costs risk putting the best farmers in England out of business, a leading rural charity has warned.

A combination of changing agriculture policies and high input costs risk putting the ‘best farmers’ in England out of business, a leading rural charity has warned.

The influential position of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Select Committee chair is up for grabs after Conservative MP Neil Parish resigned over a porn scandal last week.

New powers to tackle hare coursing and illegal encampments were enshrined in law last week, after the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act was given Royal Assent.

Dairy farmers supplying Mller who meet the conditions for Mller Advantage1 will receive a milk price of 41.5ppl from 1 June 2022, a 1.5ppl increase.

Ex-NFU deputy president Stuart Roberts has announced he is joining the Liberal Democrats and will help to write the party’s farming policy for the next General Election.