Farm Business

Positive news for Government despite new survey that says only a third of farmers have confidence in agricultural schemes

Farmers had hoped to hear further details at last week's NFU Scotland's conference

TFA chief executive said the Minister had ‘clearly not caught up' with the details of the TFA survey which were submitted as part of their response to the Minister's own call for evidence from Defra, to inform whether a Tenant Farming Commissioner was necessary

Farmers' Union of Wales said the Welsh Government's proposed SFS would bring direct farm payments to an end completely, while introducing a 'mountain of costly restrictions and requirements'

30 farmers blocked the roads outside Lesley Griffith's office in Wrexham to share their frustration with Wales' current farming policies

Double-cab pick-up trucks are firm rural favourites, but an HMRC change is set to remove their commercial vehicle status under a new interpretation.

North Wales Police said they had received a report about a blockade on Rhosddu Road in Wrexham - outside the office of the Rural Affairs Minister on Monday (February 12).

Farmers turned up in their tractors outside the office of Lesley Griffiths to protest against Government policies

Egg and chicken meat producers were either 'unlikely or unsure' if they would still be producing poultry beyond November 2025

Electorate turning away from Tories as new poll shows 25-point collapse in support