Legislation

Concerns have been raised about the membership and powers of the beefed-up Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC).

The food standards debate has shown this Government must be closely watched if we are to protect our farming industry, says Leicestershire arable and beef farmer Joe Stanley.

Food and farming standards have been a battleground for unions and politicians for decades, with the emergence of Brexit and Britain’s future place in the world only intensifying the debate.

Farmers are set to receive a slight increase in their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments this year following a rule change by the UK Government

The Government is continuing support to help businesses and employees through the second lockdown.

The Government has a golden opportunity to protect standards in the Agriculture Bill and it must be taken, say Plaid Cymru’s Ben Lake MP and Llyr Gruffydd MS.

UK farmers should be able to access new crop protection products quicker than their EU counterparts post-Brexit, the chief executive of the Crop Protection Association (CPA) has said.

A Government decision to put the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) on a statutory footing has been welcomed as a ‘huge step forward’ on standards.

With future trading arrangements now long-established as one of UK agriculture’s biggest post-Brexit concerns, Abi Kay spoke to Trade Minister Greg Hands to ask about parliamentary scrutiny of new deals.

A ban on low-standard imports may not be possible, but there are still plenty of ways our local produce can be championed, says Janet Finch-Saunders, Welsh Conservative Shadow Rural Affairs Minister.