Politics

Natural England (NE) cannot be allowed to be ‘judge, jury and executioner’ on the future of grazing on Dartmoor, with farmers highlighting the huge knock-on effect of destocking plans on rural businesses and local

Government needs to have a role in creating a ‘relationship of equals’ between supermarkets and British farmers with supermarkets needing to show ‘more flex’ in negotiations.

The horticulture sector has been delivered another blow after it emerged a second seasonal worker provider has been removed from the Home Office register.

Plans for border checks on food imports from October have been welcomed, but Government must ensure there are no further delays.

Rural groups have warned the Government is still ‘failing to understand the rural economy’ as Defra announced a further £110 million in funding.

MPs are set to debate controversial plans to significantly limit grazing on Dartmoor, following claims Natural England is attempting to rewild the iconic landscape ’by the backdoor’.

Scotland’s First Minister and SNP leader Humza Yousaf has had a turbulent first week in office.

Thousands of Environment Agency workers in England are to strike for a further a four days over pay later this month, following weeks of disruption as staff opted out of ‘on call’ duties.

Government announced the signing of the ’historic’ CPTPP deal following two years of negotiations

Concerns have been raised regarding the impact the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will have on domestic agriculture with the RSPCA describing it as a ‘nail in the coffin for animal welfare standards’.