Politics

NFU Scotland is gearing up for an intense period of political activity in 202

The Government is being urged to consider introducing a relaxed visa system that would see migrants placed in rural communities for a minimum of five years to combat depopulation and the growing skills shortage.

Welsh farming unions and rural groups have come together to condemn plans by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to dramatically increase the cost of on-farm permits.

A NEW Members Bill on fly tipping proposed by Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser now has the requisite cross-party support to give him the right to introduce it to Parliament.

The UK egg sector is facing a situation as catastrophic as the 2001 foot-and-mouth crisis, a prominent producer has warned.

This week’s From the editor looks at how the Government should take note of the current farming situation.

The Government has been accused of ‘failing to honour its promises to farmers’ after Defra Secretary Therese Coffey refused to set out concrete details for the future of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme last week.

Tress planted outside woodlands could be worth as much as £3.8 billion, a new Government study has claimed.

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Government disregard for farmers and food production has led directly to the growing food crisis, NFU president Minette Batters has said.