Politics

Farmers must take a different approach to waste and the ‘cycle of life’ if they are to meet the challenges posed by global economic forces, Defra secretary George Eustice has insisted.

Neil Parish, Tory MP and chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, has resigned after admitting he viewed pornographic material on his phone while in the House of Commons.

Farmers must not be forced to pay the price for retailers waging a cost-cutting war, industry leaders have warned.

Farmers Guardian’s #FarmingCAN campaign has sought to place agriculture in the context of wider rural growth and prosperity since it launched last year.

Plans to delay border SPS checks on goods imported from the European Union for a fourth time have been universally condemned by industry groups.

Minette Batters told NFU Council failure to implement a strategy to underpin food security would suggest the Government was focused on putting farmers out of business

Britains rural economy could grow by £43 billion if effective steps are taken to address its current problems.

Ex-NFU deputy president Stuart Roberts has announced he is joining the Liberal Democrats and will help to write the party’s farming policy for the next General Election.

A new service is to be established to offer advice and urgent practical support to Ukrainian seasonal horticultural workers in Scotland.

The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has called for the farming industry to be deregulated.