Industry leaders have warned the situation for small abattoirs is getting worse, not better, after a well-respected slaughterhouse was forced to close its doors due to staff walkouts.

Campaigners in Wales are celebrating after receiving assurances that food will continue to be produced on farmland bought by the Welsh Government for tree planting.

Farm shops have begun closing their doors and many more are facing an uncertain future as soaring energy costs threaten to hit £100,000 a year.

Rural communities are once again being targeted as cuts in everything from nursery places to bus services ramp up.

Cutting back on meat and dairy to help cope with the cost of living crisis could increase health risks, a new survey has found.

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has requested that ‘misleading content’ linking red meat to cancer and other fatal diseases be removed from respected medical journal The Lancet immediately, after leading scientists questioned the validity of its claims.

The National Drought Group has this week warned that a ‘complete gear change’ is needed to avoid a repeat of this summer’s water shortage.

A call for Red Tractor to respect smaller farm businesses has been issued after a group of farmers in Northern Ireland threated to quit the scheme, branding it nothing more than a ‘noose around the neck’.

Farmers in Canada are the latest to take to the streets as protests against fertiliser curbs and rising costs gather pace across the globe. 

More than half of consumers (59 per cent) believe buying local, seasonal food is the most sustainable shopping choice people can make, according to a new Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey.