A countryside charity has warned the Government must protect food production in any future land strategy, after it was revealed almost 14,500 hectares of the country’s best agricultural land has been lost to development.

Defra Secretary Victoria Prentis has said she is ‘happy’ with the initial take-up of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). Abi Kay and Angela Calvert report.

The Young Farmers’ Club mantra that you do not need to be a farmer to join its ranks continues to be its message as it recruits members. It is also the opening gambit put forward to introduce teenagers to agriculture as a career possibility.

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis said she will be backing Rishi Sunak to be the next leader of the Conservative Party. Abi Kay and Angela Calvert report.

Grazing and glass bottles are two essential elements of one Pembrokeshire dairy farm making a success of direct selling. Chloe Palmer reports.

With the UK gearing up for what could be its hottest day in history, and temperatures forecast to top 40degC this week, farmers have been urged to take precautionary measures to protect their stock against heat stress.

With public and private money being funnelled into regen agriculture, farmers are considering changing their practices to make them sustainable. But how can you begin the journey? Cedric Porter and Jez Fredenburgh report.

Any new Prime Minister must support agricultural innovation if they are serious about ensuring food security, says Josh Woolliscroft, head of policy and public affairs at CropLifeUK.

I cannot remember the last time it rained. That will be music to your years if you have got crops to harvest and an absolute nightmare if you have got livestock which are slowly weaning themselves and wanting to eat grass.