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Politics

Hounds and trail hunters descend on Westminster to fight for future of beloved sport

Farm Life

Hounds and trail hunters descend on Westminster to fight for future of beloved sport

The Government has announced plans to end trail hunting as part of its Animal Welfare Strategy. However, the countryside has hit back and said it will never let the sounds of hounds die

clock 24 February 2026 • 3 min read
Major food chains withdraw from Better Chicken Commitment's animal welfare policy

Poultry

Major food chains withdraw from Better Chicken Commitment's animal welfare policy

KFC, Wagamama, Burger King, and Taco Bell are some of the chains to step away from BCC and launch the Sustainable Chicken Forum

clock 23 February 2026 • 9 min read
NFU Conference: Who is standing for election?

Politics

NFU Conference: Who is standing for election?

The NFU's national officeholder elections take place after NFU Conference on February 25

clock 23 February 2026 • 4 min read
NFU writes to Chancellor ahead of Spring Forecast

Politics

NFU writes to Chancellor ahead of Spring Forecast

The Union has asked the Chancellor for measures to increase investment and productivity in the farming sector

clock 23 February 2026 • 2 min read
MPs to debate shotgun licensing merger following countryside backlash

Farm Life

MPs to debate shotgun licensing merger following countryside backlash

South Norfolk MP Ben Goldsborough will open the debate, triggered by a petition which has gained more than 120,000 signatures, to stop section 1 and 2 firearms licences being merged

clock 22 February 2026 • 3 min read
Nature Friendly Farming Network unveils its key asks ahead of Welsh and Scottish elections

Politics

Nature Friendly Farming Network unveils its key asks ahead of Welsh and Scottish elections

Farmer-led body says greater consideration for sustainble farming is the only way to safeguard the future of the industry and its members

clock 20 February 2026 • 2 min read
2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "The countryside should never be shut down again"

Farm Life

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "The countryside should never be shut down again"

British agriculture was rocked to the core 25 years ago by the foot-and-mouth crisis. Have lessons been learnt at a time when the UK food supply chain is being compromised by illegal meat and cheap food imports?

clock 19 February 2026 • 2 min read
Restore Britain announces 16-point plan to get British farmers 'farming again'

Politics

Restore Britain announces 16-point plan to get British farmers 'farming again'

Can the political party, founded by Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, rival not only Nigel Farage's Reform UK, but Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats at the next General Election?

clock 19 February 2026 • 4 min read
2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "Infectious diseases do not respect borders or species barriers, and we ignore this at our peril"

Farm Life

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "Infectious diseases do not respect borders or species barriers, and we ignore this at our peril"

Before his career in politics, Epping Forest MP Dr Neil Hudson was a veterinary inspector who was on the frontline of the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001. Dr Hudson remembers the once bustling farms which became empty, the impact it had on the sector's mental health, and why the current Government should never take the UK's national biosecurity for granted

clock 18 February 2026 • 3 min read
2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "It was the worst time of my life"

Farm Life

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "It was the worst time of my life"

Auctioneer Andrew Templeton, of Harrison & Hetherington, reflects on a defining chapter in British agriculture's history, the emotional impact of working in the industry at the time, and why the sector has still not fully recovered since

clock 17 February 2026 • 4 min read
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