Politics

Farmers Guardian is at the Labour Party Conference 2023 (October 8 - October 11)

Plaid Cymru Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs Llyr Gruffydd has called for agriculture to be ‘properly supported’

MP for Buckingham Greg Smith said decisions affecting the countryside are made by people with 'no practical understanding' of rural communities and their livelihoods

Speaking at the Plaid Cymru conference, the FUW president said if all current Welsh emissions were to be offset by tree planting, this would require an area around twice the size of Wales to be planted with trees

Many farmers have welcomed the straightforward nature of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) but criticised the limited information given beyond the first payment

Only six per cent of CLA members trust party to take care of the countryside

The latest farming news from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester

Former cabinet minister goes on the attack claiming 'protectionist' NFU is failing farmers

Not wanting to break with tradition, it is raining outside and not wanting to break with tradition myself, I am writing about it

Amid reports the Manchester leg of HS2 has been scrapped, affected farmers spoke out about the anxiety the project has caused