Politics

CLA issues cautious welcome as Defra reveals new agriculture budget plans

With elections to the Senedd just months away, the union has urged candidates to recognise the importance of Welsh agriculture

Conservationists have said the Lake District's World Heritage Site status is being used to defend and protect a model of farming which is 'bad for farmers, bad for the environment and bad for wider society'

Scottish Government has confirmed farmers will be expected to meet new requirements to receive Enhanced Greening payments from next year

A CLA poll has found farmers will have to revert to intensive farming if funding is pulled for environmental schemes

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society said it has made the difficult decision not to accept livestock entries from England and Scotland due to the risk of bluetongue transmission

Bodies appeal to Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to cut nature fiendly farming budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said nine million pensioners can now apply for Winter Fuel Payments this winter. Could changes to Inheritance Tax be on the cards?

Jeremy Moody, secretary and adviser to the CAAV, takes a look ahead to Wednesday’s Spending Review

Young farmers said generations of UK citizens have no connection to farming or rural life, and added that has now been reflected by policy makers