Politics

The SNP leadership race is taking shape with none of the three candidates announced so far having an obvious link with farming.

A Leading horticulture body has hit out at supermarkets saying that retailers’ failure to back British growers over the winter has led directly to empty shelves and rationing.

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer today set out his stall to win the rural vote, declaring that ‘food security is national security’.

NFU president Minette Batters issued a strongly worded message to policymakers warning them that the ‘clock is ticking’ for Government to get behind British farmers and growers.

A funding package of more than £168m to boost farming productivity has been unveiled by the Government.

GLOBAL antibiotic use in farming is set to soar in coming years, a new report has suggested, however this does not reflect the UK trend.

One of the leading suppliers of labour through the Seasonal Workers Scheme has had its licence revoked.

Animal health and welfare are to be next areas covered by the preparing for Sustainable Farming initiative.

A row over eggs at the NFUS conference only served to show how fragile relationships are between farmers and their supermarket customers.

Defra Secretary Thérèse Coffey is calling for closer ties between the UK and the US in order to forge a more secure and sustainable future for agriculture.