Politics

Norfolk's first Solar Summit was held last weekend to discuss the cumulative impact of rapidly growing solar proposals

Northern Ireland's Farmers For Action says ongoing challenges need further Government intervention

Issues involving income streams, access to agri-environment schemes and land management were discussed by upland farming representatives

The Liberal Democrats have called for a major expansion of Government support for on-farm water storage, warning the current £15 million fund is not enough to match the scale of drought losses

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said he was encouraged by the conversation that we had with the Prime Minister on farm less than a month ago

NFU president said that policy uncertainty, chronic underinvestment and a restrictive planning system was 'eroding' Britain's ability to produce its own food

Farming Minister Stephen Morgan on Back British Farming Day

One year into the role the Tenant Farming Commissioner in England speaks exclusively to FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown on the progress so far

It follows several months of lobbying from UK farming unions and industry leaders