Politics

The Governments failure to include a Food Bill in the Queens Speech this week has been described as deeply disappointing.

The Government’s failure to include a Food Bill in the Queen’s Speech this week has been described as ‘deeply disappointing’.

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.