Politics

The council leader at the centre of a row over plans to serve only plant-based menus at official events has hit back, saying it was the right thing to do in response to growing concerns regarding health and the environment.

News that cash set aside for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund is set to be tripled, has been welcomed by the sector.

The Government has been accused of abandoning farmers and showing disregard for the UK’s impressive animal health record, following the signing of a new trade agreement with New Zealand.

An alliance of environmental groups has launched a three-point attack on the Government, following the publication of its latest air pollution figures.

Initial payments under the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELM) cannot increase unless direct support is cut faster, Defra Secretary George Eustice has said.

Two years on from its last in-person conference in Birmingham, the NFU and its members returned to one of the UK’s fastest growing cities; a city whose young and diverse population buzzes with the push and pull of urban life on the streets outside the conference venue.

UK Government talks on an Expanded Trade Partnership (ETP) with Brazil have been put on ice after Ministers refused to discuss beef.

A lack of guidance surrounding sustainable farming means the UK may be ‘sleepwalking into its own food crisis’, an MP has cautioned.

We are living in an ‘age of economic uncertainty’ that could see things get worse for farmers before they get better, a leading economist has warned.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has outlined how Government intends to support livestock farmers to keep healthier, higher welfare animals.