Brexit

With the BPS set for extinction between now and 2028, farmers can make use of a free service to help their businesses navigate the Brexit transition, says James Dunn, technical director for business development at ADAS.

The Trade and Agriculture Commission could allow Britain to lead the way in raising global standards, but it needs to be given the time and power to do so, says David Herbert, a South Welsh smallholder producing eggs and poultry.

Trade Secretary Liz Truss has defended the UK’s ‘robust’ procedures for parliamentary scrutiny of future trade deals.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has shot down NFU hopes of beefing up the Trade Commission through an amendment to the Agriculture Bill.

Organic food and drink businesses could face a ban on exports to the EU if there is no deal on equivalency with the EU.

Trade Secretary Liz Truss has warned it is ‘dangerous’ for the UK sheep sector to be so heavily reliant on the EU market for lamb exports.

MPs who voted down an Agriculture Bill amendment to ban low-standard imports in May could have been waiting for a Government concession. But if they choose to reject another similar Lords amendment in two weeks, they will not be forgiven, says Tom Lancaster, head of land use policy at the RSPB.

The WTO permits measures to protect the environment in certain circumstances, so Ministers should insist our future trading partners meet domestic food production standards, says Conservative peer Anne McIntosh.

The UK Government’s decision to table legislation which undermines the Withdrawal Agreement shows Boris is not negotiating with the EU in good faith, says County Meath beef farmer Eamon Cassells.

The RABDFhas warned a number of the UK’s largest dairy farms are set to go bust over the coming years after the Migration Advisory Committee rejected its calls to add dairy workers to the Shortage Occupation List (SOL).