Brexit

If Scottish farmers are to address the climate emergency, they need guarantees that they will not be undercut by cheap, environmentally damaging imports from abroad, says John Finnie, Green MSP for the Highlands and Islands.

The UK is not as ready as it should be for the end of the Brexit transition, and it’s hard to see how the current lean, just-in-time meat and dairy supply chains will survive, says Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation.

Ministers have finally given Parliament more power to scrutinise trade deals, but the Parliament which will be scrutinising is the same Tory-majority one which has voted time and again not to protect our standards. I am not popping the champagne cork just yet, says Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron.

Businesses taking on casual or temporary labour need to be clear on employment status writes Lodders agricultural employment law specialist Faye Reynolds

Growers were increasingly concerned about recruitment for next year’s harvest

The Agriculture Bill has officially become law and been made an Act after receiving Royal Assent today (November 11).

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has apologised to the business community for the uncertainty over future trading arrangements with the EU.

Increased production and commercial innovation prevented flour shortages during the first lockdown – so there’s no need to panic this time, says National Association of British and Irish Millers (nabim) director Alex Waugh.

Trade Secretary Liz Truss has attempted to reassure Welsh sheep farmers about the prospect of a UK-New Zealand trade deal.