Politics

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has today outlined the biggest tax cuts in 50 years in response to raging inflation and a cost-of-living crisis.

All options, including an area-based payment, are being considered by the new Defra team to reform agricultural support and help farmers through this inflationary period, Farmers Guardian understands.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Liberty and Livelihood march in London. Abi Kay looks back on the historic event.

Growers across the UK fear the newly announced Energy Price Guarantee could come too late to save next years crop.

Farmers across England are working to conserve iconic scenery with cash from the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme.

Growers across the UK fear the newly announced Energy Price Guarantee could come too late to save next year’s crop.

Farm groups have reacted angrily after the Scottish Government announced it would be cutting £33 million from this years agriculture budget.

The new top team in Defra made their opening outings in Parliament last week, before it closed for the national mourning period after the death of The Queen.

Poultry producers in need of seasonal workers can now apply to the visa scheme after the Government revealed the names of the two official operators.

Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed MPs Mark Spencer and Trudy Harrison to be Defra Ministers under new Secretary of State Ranil Jayawardena. But who are they? Abi Kay reports.