Defra is to make an announcement on payment rates for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 2022 onwards very shortly.

Defra is to make an announcement on payment rates for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 2022 onwards ‘very shortly’.

New Zealand is demanding the elimination of all agricultural tariffs as part of its trade negotiations with the UK, the country’s Trade Minister has confirmed.

An Environment Agency survey has found farmers are most affected by large-scale fly-tipping, with 15 per cent of landowners forced to make an insurance claim to clear dumped waste.

The sun has been shining in recent weeks, but judging by Tuesday’s announcement on a UK-Australia trade deal, it seems the light has yet to penetrate the windows of Number 10 or the Department for International Trade.

The farming industry has reacted with concern to news that the UK and Australia have agreed a trade deal in principle.

Meat processors are warning of an impending labour shortage which has become their ‘number one concern’ over recent weeks.

Farm leaders have warned a trade war between the UK and the EU would be ‘devastating’ for farmers, as political threats on both sides escalated this week.

Farm leaders have warned a trade war between the UK and the EU would be devastating for farmers, as political threats on both sides escalated this week.

New measures to crack down on livestock worrying are set to be brought in across England and Wales through the Kept Animals Bill, which was introduced to Parliament this week.