Legislation

There will no doubt be some teething problems for businesses, but now a UK-EU trade deal has been done, we need to give it time to work, says Neil Parish MP, chairman of the Efra Select Committee.

With the TAC about to publish its recommendations for Government on how to protect standards in trade deals, Abi Kay speaks to the group’s chairman, Tim Smith, to find out what farmers can expect.

Farmers cannot afford to lose half their BPS income over the next four years. Government must maintain current farm payments until the new ELM scheme is rolled out in full to protect the future of family farming, says Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale.

With the TAC about to publish its recommendations for Government on how to protect standards in trade deals, Abi Kay speaks to the group’s chairman, Tim Smith, to find out what farmers can expect.

With upcoming ballots on the future of AHDB levies, the board’s chairman Nicholas Saphir told Alex Black major reform was already on the cards

James Bailey, executive director at Waitrose, has said he suspects customers of the premium retailer will not want to buy gene-edited food.

Trade and Agriculture (TAC) Commission chairman Tim Smith has said part of the bodys job is to stop future trade policy from making food more expensive.

Trade and Agriculture (TAC) Commission chairman Tim Smith has said part of the body’s job is to stop future trade policy from making food more expensive.

The Government has opened its public consultation into future regulation on gene editing.

Scottish Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has accused the Treasury of plotting to cut payments to farmers under the guise of environmentalism.