Legislation

The membership of the new Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) has been announced, even as the Government was accused of failing to uphold a key recommendation of its predecessor.

A range of farm groups have slammed the Governments net zero strategy, claiming it lacks ambition, is devoid of urgency and fails to recognise the value of agriculture in securing a low-carbon future.

Green peer Natalie Bennett has kick-started a Parliamentary battle to put soil at the heart of the Environment Bill.

A range of farm groups have slammed the Government’s net zero strategy, claiming it ‘lacks ambition’, is ‘devoid of urgency’ and fails to recognise the value of agriculture in securing a low-carbon future.

The Welsh Government has been urged to review the cap on compensation for animals slaughtered under the bovine TB eradication programme.

Members of The Farming Forum (TFF) Grassroots Group have urged the Government to allocate more than 60 per cent (62.5) of England’s £2.4bn agriculture budget to permanent grassland.

The displacement of productive farming by forestry has been branded ‘essentially immoral’ by NFU Scotland vice-president Andrew Connon.

The displacement of productive farming by forestry has been branded essentially immoral by NFU Scotland vice-president Andrew Connon.

New proposals from the EU are expected to slash paperwork for food exports from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said farmers will need to cut mineral fertiliser use ‘quite significantly’ in order to meet the country’s net zero emissions target.