Defra said there would be a 10 per cent increase in the average value of agreements in the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship schemes, driven by increased payment rates.

Proposals to standardise and simplify packaging information so food produced to the highest standards is consistently labelled

Baroness Kate Rock said such words demonstrated precisely why there was a need for a Tenant Farming Commissioner

Farmer and presenter Adam Henson launches new rural mental health podcast to connect with farmers, but also the wider public to ensure more people better understand farming and the pressures involved

Hybu Cig Cymru's new Welsh beef campaign will feature in a series of advertising in the run up to Christmas across digital, radio and TV

Tenant farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to secure permission to diversify, as landlords do not want to ‘perpetuate their security' and, instead, push tenants to 'less favourable' short term Farm Business Tenancies

Diversification has been highlighted as an important part of family farms being fit for the future, but planning permission has been a stumbling block for many

After a challenging year in the organic dairy sector, our chief reporter Rachael Brown takes a look at the prospect for the market going forward

A professor of virology at University of Nottingham said the weather conditions will be important over the next three months. Prof Peter Mertens said: "If you get low temperatures in winter, onward transmission is going to be curtailed"

The support network will officially open at Hexham Auction Mart on January 12 2024