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A set of goals shared between the farming and food industries and government has led to trade wins for New Zealand over the years, according to government and industry representatives from the country.

A leading agrisupply group has told Farmers Guardian it is ‘difficult to predict’ if new controls on EU imports will have an impact on input prices for farmers.

Farmers have been encouraged to apply for funding under a 2021 Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement to improve their local environment.

NFU president Minette Batters has urged the Government to think responsibly about the impact land taken out of food production can have on farm businesses, following the prime minister’s confirmation HS2 will be built.

The NFU has said leaving the EU provides England with an opportunity to take a different approach to reducing nitrate pollution.

Plans to demolish a leading independent abattoir in the north of England have been met with resistance in the farming community.

A top agricultural lawyer has warned the English agriculture budget could be swallowed up by non-farmers after the Brexit transition period ends.

Green groups have warned the environment could be under threat as cross-compliance provisions fall away in the coming years.

Discount retailer Aldi has says it will stock a new range of PGI Welsh Beef products across more than 50 of its stores.