Politics

It follows news leadership contender Kate Forbes turned down the role

Defra Secretary Therese Coffey made an ill-tempered appearance before MPs this week, telling one Efra Committee member to ‘grow up’ before dismissing his questions on food poverty as ‘pathetic’.

Campaign groups in Wales are urging farmers and landowners to make their feelings known after plans to install 60 miles of steel pylons were revealed by an energy group.

Farming organisations have congratulated Humza Yousaf on winning the Scottish leadership election race to become Scotland’s new First Minister.

The Government has announced that it will retain the cut-off date for registering historic rights of way, reflecting the original intention of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW).

The countryside is battling a ‘hidden homelessness and poverty’ emergency driven by soaring house prices, the cost-of-living crisis and a ‘gaping shortfall’ in Government funding, a new report has revealed.

MPS have voted to back the Stormont Brake section of the new Windsor Framework, which aims to ease trade between Northern Ireland and the UK.

While food and farming in general may have been absent from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget speech last week, the news that the scope of inheritance tax agricultural property relief was to be considered could have a significant bearing on the future of many farm businesses.

Businesses need to have a plan to prosper through the period of change to Scottish farm support, with inflation eroding support payments in real terms across the UK.

Indian farmers have called off a protest march on Mumbai over onion prices after receiving assurances from the state Government.