Farmers in England and Wales want to move away from centralised supply chains where they have little say over prices and not enough connection to shoppers, new research from Sustain has found.

MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee have warned farmers are at risk of going bust during a ‘haphazard’ transition away from the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS).

The CLA has accused the Chancellor of ‘ignoring’ the countryside in the levelling up plans set out in the Budget today (October 27).

The chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Neil Parish, has demanded the Environment Agency (EA) review its interpretation of the Farming Rules For Water.

The CLA has accused the Chancellor of ignoring the countryside in the levelling up plans set out in the Budget today (October 27).

UK restaurant chains have been accused of ‘failing British farmers’ by serving lower welfare, ultra-processed meat from places such as Thailand, China and Brazil.

UK restaurant chains have been accused of failing British farmers by serving lower welfare, ultra-processed meat from places such as Thailand, China and Brazil.

The UK has agreed the broad framework of a trade deal with New Zealand, which will open the door to beef, lamb, dairy and apple imports.

The membership of the new Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) has been announced, even as the Government was accused of failing to uphold a key recommendation of its predecessor.

A range of farm groups have slammed the Governments net zero strategy, claiming it lacks ambition, is devoid of urgency and fails to recognise the value of agriculture in securing a low-carbon future.