In early March, after watching the news, we casually suggested that if we ever had to go into isolation it could take us a while to notice any difference, such is the reality of many farmers’ lives at this time of year.

The roads are so quiet and the air is only broken by birdsong and young lambs and their mothers calling to each other.

The last three weeks have seen a marked shift in how and where we buy our food. It is a pattern that will remain while we are in lockdown and I suspect there will be a few habits or behaviours that persist for the longer term. 

Julia Aglionby, executive director (England) for the Foundation of Common Land and chair of the Uplands Alliance, calls on Defra to be responsible with its proposed BPS phase out and highlights the need for an extension to the transition period to protect business cash flow, avoid gaps in payments and secure EU markets.

In light of the heightened level of safety measures during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) has announced additional security standards and restrictions to ensure continued

The spring of 2020 was expected to be a busy time for the pig sector, with so many anticipated changes coming in the form of new legislation, and welfare and environmental issues going up the wider agenda, says Edward Barker, senior policy advisor at the National Pig Association (NPA).

Michelle Stephenson, 27, from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is a full-time assistant land agent for Bell Ingram in Aberdeen and is a Next Generation representative for her local NFU branch.

The support Government gives to farmers during the pandemic will be an indication of how far Ministers intend to back us on Brexit, says Cheshire dairy farmer Phil Latham.

Government must intervene to prevent agriculture from collapsing under the strain of the virus or risk hampering the wider economic recovery, says Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion.