An NFU call to scrap ‘archaic’ discretionary milk pricing has come under fire for its lack of clarity about how the model might be replaced. Hannah Binns and Alex Black report.

In a bid to protect wildlife and the environment, farming Minster Victoria Prentis has announced the outdoor use of metaldehyde will be banned from the end of March 2022.

An action plan outlining how farmers, landowners, police and Government can work together to bring justice to those involved in hare coursing has been updated by the CLA.

A major poultry processor has called on Ministers to support the food manufacturing industry after a Covid-19 outbreak forced its factory to temporarily close its cutting room, at a cost of £2m a week.

A surge in ‘irresponsible’ countryside visitors has left a tenant farmer frustrated at dealing with incidents of poisoned sheep, wild campers and human excrement on his Peak District farm.

A farmer has auctioned off a mule gimmer lamb to aid fundraising efforts for testicular cancer. 

Two Derbyshire MPs have accidentally shared confidential information about the proposed badger cull in response to constituents’ questions.

An ’ecosystem of disadvantage’ is severely affecting young peoples’ decisions to live and work rurally, or to relocate, a report from the Rural Youth Project (RYP) has found.

The NHS could save an estimated £2.1 billion a year in treatment costs through universal access to natural environments, the chief executive of the Environment Agency (EA), Sir James Bevan, has said.

Carmarthen Auction Mart has ceased trading operations under Bob Jones, Prythech and Co Marts Ltd (BJP) management following the expiration of its lease, prompting fears about an uncertain trading future among farmers.