Politics

The Efra Select Committee has been left without a chair since the incumbent, Neil Parish, resigned as an MP. The formal list of candidates to replace him has not yet been released, but Abi Kay looks at the runners and riders.

Farmers must look to the export market if they want to safeguard the UK’s food production reputation, industry leaders have claimed. 

Defra has announced it intends to send direct payments to farmers in two instalments to help with cashflow, as input costs soar.

A group of around 50 farmers have made the decision to set up the British Farming Union, with the aim of bringing about political change.

A group of around 50 farmers have made the decision to set up the British Farming Union, with the aim of bringing about political change.

Rural voters have delivered a clear message to the Conservatives as the LibDems made significant rural gains in this week’s local council elections.

A combination of changing agriculture policies and high input costs risk putting the best farmers in England out of business, a leading rural charity has warned.

A combination of changing agriculture policies and high input costs risk putting the ‘best farmers’ in England out of business, a leading rural charity has warned.

Russian military action is blocking about 4.5m tonnes of grain from leaving Ukrainian sea ports, with unsafe, occupied, or even mined areas preventing movements.

The AHDB is heralding its Shape the Future Campaign as a game changer, after more than 10,000 levy payers signed up to have their say on how members’ money is spent.