Arable

At 27 Ben Lake is one of the youngest MPs at Westminster, we catch up with him on his work as the spokesperson for rural affairs for Plaid Cymru

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the measures to tackle supply chain unfairness in the Agriculture Bill will give farmers a ‘fair share of the cake’, despite the fact they do not touch on price.

Hannah McGrath is a PHD student for Sustainable Agriculture Sciences at Rothamsted Research. We catch up with her on her work towards greener farming in the UK.

The Government has unveiled plans to introduce three tiers of the new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) which will replace the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Defra has today published two important new documents on the Environmental Land Management Scheme and future farming policy. Abi Kay explores what they say.

Defra has proposed making payments to farmers based on income foregone and costs incurred under ‘Tier 1’ of its proposed new agriculture scheme.

Standards encapsulate the values of a nation and the UK is ‘absolutely right’ to highlight the importance of upholding them as the Government negotiates new trade deals.

NFU president Minette Batters will today open the union’s annual conference with a call for Government to ‘show global leadership’ on international trade and protect domestic production standards.

Farming organisations from across the UK have asked for an urgent relaxation of the three crop rule.

A new bank specifically designed for farmers by farmers is hoping to give the industry confidence to invest and grow as direct support from the Government falls away.