Politics

Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader but says he will continue as prime minister until the autumn

The Welsh Government has responded to industry concerns about its post-Brexit support scheme by putting food production and rural culture at the heart of its latest plans.

Red Tractor (RT) has allegedly lost 10 per cent of its beef and lamb members over the last four years, as livestock farmers become increasingly ‘fed up’ of the additional cost and paperwork for little to no return.

Last week, regenerative agriculture conference Groundswell took place at Lannock Manor Farm in Hertfordshire. Cedric Porter and Jez Fredenburgh report on the highlights.

The peer charged with heading up a Government review into antimicrobial resistance in 2014 has warned doing trade deals with other countries risks undermining the progress made over recent years in the UK.

More than 12 million people in rural communities risk being sidelined by the Government’s Levelling Up policy, a new study has found.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee has said farmers should feel reassured after the Government announced its support for the committee’s recent tree planting report.

A senior Defra employee has said he is concerned that farmers do not trust the Government department enough to fully engage with ELMS.

Foreign pork products from systems using farrowing crates would not be allowed to be imported if the UK Government chose to ban them here, Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has said.