Politics

Under the changes, new SFI applicants will only be able to put 25 per cent of their land into six SFI actions that take land out of direct food production

The Efra Committee have called on the Government to place soil health on the 'same footing' as water and air quality within Government policy

He replaces Lesley Griffiths who is now cabinet secretary for culture and social justice

The UFU said they remain determined to ensure none of the 'barbaric proposals' come to pass and will continue to 'exhaust every avenue to safeguard the future of NI's agri industry'

Industry issues cautious welcome to new Minister but warns SFS must be top of the agenda

Jeremy Clarkson has faced issues with West Oxfordshire District Council for plans for diversifying the farm

Vaughan Gething is set to be the next First Minister of Wales on Wednesday

The increase in funding for farm productivity from 40 to 50 per cent, on top of the extra money available for solar panels, means the Improving Productivity Grant is likely to be even more popular among farmers this time around

With the exception of grazing livestock and specialist pig farms, average FBI is forecast to fall in 2023/24

Industry figures said if the Government want to protect food production, the best way to do that was to ensure Sustainable Farming Incentive applicants had to fill in an ‘active farming test'