Politics

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.

A protest to demand better support for the farming industry is to take place in London next month.

Following the signing of a free trade deal earlier this year, Alex Black spoke to Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Andrew Morrison about the opportunities from the deal

During her time as Defra Secretary from 2014-2016, it would have taken the most optimistic of gamblers to place a bet on Liz Truss one day becoming Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister has announced that energy prices will be capped for businesses.

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has made history by becoming the first ever former Defra Secretary to take on the top job.

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis moves to the Department of Work and Pensions

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed Ranil Jayawardena Defra Secretary. But who is he? Abi Kay explores.

Farmers across the UK are being urged to consider the implications of allocating land for tree planting, after a US report showed carbon offsetting has a number of potential risks.

Most native broadleaf trees respond to cutting by sending up dozens of new shoots the following year – a natural process which seems to have been overlooked by Government Ministers, policy-makers and non-governmental organisations with their futures invested in planting trees, says land economist Richard Edwards.