Politics

The Scottish Government has argued that protecting agricultural production standards will only be possible in future if the country breaks away from the UK. Abi Kay and Ewan Pate reports.

MPs have urged Ministers to offset any agricultural losses resulting from future trade deals by boosting spend on export promotion for food and drink.

Grass-fed beef and lamb would become the UKs staple meats if the country were to switch to 100 per cent regenerative farming, a new report has found.

Fears are growing that Welsh holiday lets could be subjected to a firebombing campaign similar to the one carried out by Meibion Glyndŵr in the 1980s and 90s.

Grass-fed beef and lamb would become the UK’s ‘staple meats’ if the country were to switch to 100 per cent regenerative farming, a new report has found.

A Government plan to ’make it easier’ to convert redundant farm barns and buildings has sparked mixed reactions among industry chiefs.

The Government has committed to ‘broadly maintaining’ current levels of domestic food production in its new Food Strategy, as reported two weeks ago by Farmers Guardian.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is turning into one of the most shocking episodes in recent European history, creating unexpected waves across global supply chains.

Farmers are no longer encouraging their children to follow in their footsteps as they do not want them to suffer the same pressures they are currently facing, MPs have been told.

Concerns have been raised about the ‘clarity’ and ‘practicality’ of Government guidance in relation to how the Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI) will apply to areas of common land.