Legislation

Farm groups have raised conflict of interest concerns after an Environment Agency (EA) employee working on Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) policy was found to have spoken at an Animal Rebellion march.

Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru have agreed to work together on a number of key rural issues, including the Government’s controversial water regulations, as part of a landmark Co-operation Agreement published this week.

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has accused Defra Minister Lord Benyon of giving a ‘completely incorrect’ account of a recent meeting with Farming Minister Victoria Prentis to the House of Lords.

The Nature Friendly Farming Network has called for Government support to help farmers move away from diesel, after Defra Minister Lord Benyon claimed it would not be used on-farm in 15 years time.

The Nature Friendly Farming Network has called for Government support to help farmers move away from diesel, after Defra Minister Lord Benyon claimed it would not be used on-farm in 15 years’ time.

The UK Governments top climate change advisor has warned vegan activists are the opponent of climate change mitigation.

The UK Government’s top climate change advisor has warned vegan activists are ‘the opponent’ of climate change mitigation.

The Government will deliver a long-term vision for agriculture in the next couple of weeks, promised Farming Minister Victoria Prentis MP at this weeks Agricultural Industries Confederations Agribusiness Conference.

The Government will deliver a long-term vision for agriculture in the next ‘couple of weeks’, promised Farming Minister Victoria Prentis MP at this week’s Agricultural Industries Confederation’s Agribusiness Conference.

The Welsh Government has been accused of seeking to slash compensation payouts to farmers whose cattle go down with bovine TB.