Politics

The UK Government’s decision to cut agricultural funding in the devolved nations will have far-reaching consequences for every farm in Wales, says Plaid Cymru MS Llyr Gruffydd.

I’m no fan of Dominic Cummings, but it seems he may well have been fighting some battles on behalf of farmers, says Hywel Davies, who is a partner at Cyfreithwyr Llys Cennen Solicitors and helps his parents run the Aman flock of pedigree Texel sheep, the 2018 Champion Flock of Wales.

Industry bodies have called for heavy investment in a local abattoir network after the Government launched a consultation on banning live exports.

Horticulture margins were finding themselves squeezed between retailers wanting lower prices and employees needing higher wages

The NFU have said the decision will bring short term certainty for organic producers

We understand farmers are anxious about the changes outlined by Defra in its agricultural transition plan this week, but that change will offer real opportunities for the sector, says Farming Minister Victoria Prentis.

A new report from the Sustainable Farming Trust (SFT) has warned a US-UK trade deal will threaten the progress which has been made in recent years on antibiotic resistance.

Defra has confirmed farmers in England are set to lose 50 per cent of their direct payment by 2024.

This week, Defra published its agricultural transition plan (ATP), which sets out some of the major milestones for the sector over the next seven years. Abi Kay reports.

The EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy, which sets a target to reduce pesticide use by 50 per cent, would negatively affect the world’s most food-insecure populations. The UK should not follow suit, says Adam Speed, director of public affairs at the Crop Protection Association.