The Government has announced it intends to cut red tape to make research and development of gene editing (GE) technology easier, following the UK’s departure from the EU.

Labour MP and vice chairman of the party’s ‘Just Transition Working Group’, Alan Whitehead, has claimed most livestock farmers will not be rearing animals in 20 years’ time.

The UK Government has offered the best prize of zero tariff, zero quota market access to the ‘worst producers in the world’ as part of its Australia trade deal, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) UK has warned.

The UK Government has offered the best prize of zero tariff, zero quota market access to the worst producers in the world as part of its Australia trade deal, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) UK has warned.

The Labour Party has promised to give one Minister in every Government department responsibility for rural affairs.

The Welsh Government has set out plans to introduce its new Sustainable Farming Scheme in January 2025.

The Soil Association has called for a 50 per cent reduction in poultry consumption and a 30 per cent cut in production to enable the Government to reach its environmental goals.

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has warned uptake of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot may fall short of Defra’s target.

Organisations from across the UK food and drink sector have joined forces to call for a 12-month Covid-19 recovery visa to help alleviate the labour shortages which are causing serious disruption across the supply chain.

Trade deals which increase imported meat cuts and products are set to lead to a fresh wave of abattoir closures, new research from the Prince’s Countryside Fund has found.