Politics

A meeting scheduled this week to 'broadly discuss environmental standards', was cancelled, with sources suggesting it was scrapped after details were 'leaked to the press'

Vice-president David Exwood will stand for Deputy, alongside Thomas Binns, Rachel Hallos and Michael Oakes

As Rishi Sunak suggests an election will be held in the second half of this year, farmers shared their views on what they want from a General Election

Farming families spoke about their journey towards a more regenerative form of agriculture

Farmers need more stability and clarity about new environmental schemes

The National Pig Association has called for all non-commercial meat imports to be made illegal

Fruit and vegetable growers are shelving plans for growth due to the soaring cost of production over the past two years, putting the future of UK's horticulture industry at risk

Minette Batters warned it was easy to say Red Tractor should be scrapped, but what would follow would be worse

With increased workloads putting extra pressure on civil servants, Rachael Brown spoke to employees about calls for a four-day week trial

Defra said there would be a 10 per cent increase in the average value of agreements in the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship schemes, driven by increased payment rates.