Politics

Rural communities are celebrating after the Government backed down on a series of planning issues that countryside groups claim would have a catastrophic effect on rural areas.

Welsh farm groups have welcomed the news that direct payments to farmers in 2023 will remain the same as they have over the past three years.

The NFU is backing a group of poultry farmers who are taking their fight for avian influenza (AI) compensation to court.

A row is brewing over the future of rural housing in Wales as the Government introduces new rules that business groups say will stifle tourism and limit farm diversification.

NFU Scotland is gearing up for an intense period of political activity in 202

Welsh farming unions and rural groups have come together to condemn plans by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to dramatically increase the cost of on-farm permits.

The Government is being urged to consider introducing a relaxed visa system that would see migrants placed in rural communities for a minimum of five years to combat depopulation and the growing skills shortage.

A NEW Members Bill on fly tipping proposed by Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser now has the requisite cross-party support to give him the right to introduce it to Parliament.

The UK egg sector is facing a situation as catastrophic as the 2001 foot-and-mouth crisis, a prominent producer has warned.