UK Government talks on an Expanded Trade Partnership (ETP) with Brazil have been put on ice after Ministers refused to discuss beef.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has outlined how Government intends to support livestock farmers to keep healthier, higher welfare animals.

Initial payments under the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELM) cannot increase unless direct support is cut faster, Defra Secretary George Eustice has said.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has hit back at claims that the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme will line the pockets of wealthy landowners.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has hit back at claims that the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme will line the pockets of wealthy landowners.

AHDB has reiterated its call for farmers to register to vote on how their levies are spent, after figures showed just 2 per cent of beef producers and 4 per cent of lamb producers had signed up.

AHDB has reiterated its call for farmers to register to vote on how their levies are spent, after figures showed just 2 per cent of beef producers and 4 per cent of lamb producers had signed up.

Bus services across the country could be cut by one third over the coming weeks as pandemic funding from the Government comes to an end, with rural areas expected to be particularly hard hit.