The Welsh Government recently appointed the UKs first ever wildlife and rural crime co-ordinator. But what are his farming priorities? Abi Kay spoke to him to find out.

The Welsh Government recently appointed the UK’s first ever wildlife and rural crime co-ordinator. But what are his farming priorities? Abi Kay spoke to him to find out.

British Sugar and NFU Sugar could be heading to arbitration for the first time in history after a bitter tussle over the contract price for the 2022 crop.

Farmers joining Defra’s new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 2022 can expect payments 30 per cent higher than those calculated using income foregone methodology, Defra Secretary George Eustice has confirmed.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the ‘bar has to be quite high’ for abattoirs to qualify for Government support.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the bar has to be quite high for abattoirs to qualify for Government support.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the Government will absolutely review the UKs global sugar tariff if imports flood the domestic market.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the Government will ‘absolutely’ review the UK’s global sugar tariff if imports flood the domestic market.

Farmers in the UK are going to come under ‘increasing pressure’ if they continue to ramp up food production unnecessarily, chairman of the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) Martin Lines has warned.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has been accused of leaving retailers to police the production standards of countries the UK is negotiating trade deals with.