Do not discount the rural vote if you want to win the next General Election, a countryside group has warned after a new poll revealed that traditional Tory supporters, disillusioned by Government policy, are now looking to Labour.

The Government risks looking like a failure if it defaults on its Brexit farming promises, a leading think tank has warned.

Farmers are being urged to keep a close eye on stocks of diesel and fertiliser as rocketing prices fuel fears of a rural crime spree.

Feelings of fear and uncertainty around the future of farming and food security are dominating the lives of young farmers, a new study has found.

The Royal Agricultural University has invited Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, otherwise known as The Black Farmer, to join its governing council.

The farming community has reacted angrily to a recent study that claims badger culling had little impact of incidences of bovine TB.

Landowners and tenant farmers have been urged to work together if they want to capitilise on the Government’s new agricultural policy, it has been revealed.

Defra has allocated an additional £31m to the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund as it proved popular with farmers. But what can the money be used for and how do people apply? Jane Thynne reports.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was accused of abandoning farmers to cope with a ‘botched’ system, following the unveiling of his Spring Statement on Wednesday.

McArthur Agriculture has today announced plans to acquire grain handling solutions provider, BDC Systems.