Politics

Input costs have risen at record levels over the last year, far outstripping the increase in commodity prices for most farmers.

New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has raised several political careers from the dead just in time for Halloween. But will Chancellor Jeremy Hunt take his reaper’s scythe to the farming budget? Abi Kay explores.

Farmers are facing ‘less scrutiny’ as cost pressures see consumers ditch eco-credentials in favour of lower prices, new research has suggested.

Fears are growing that the agriculture budget could be slashed amid the ‘frenzy of spending cuts’ which Rishi Sunak’s new Government is expected to carry out.

Farm groups have reiterated the importance of supporting domestic production, amid warnings that the price of imported food is rising faster than home-grown produce.

New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Therese Coffey to be his Defra Secretary. But what are her farming views? Abi Kay explores.

Plans to construct a 1,215-hectare (3,000-acre) solar farm in East Yorkshire have fuelled demands for Defra to make clear its position on land use.

NFU president Minette Batters is urging the Government to revisit UK competition law to ensure greater protection for producers.

Therese Coffey has been given the top job at Defra by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Farmers could be left to clear up after fly tippers for the foreseeable future after a Parliamentary Committee branded the Government’s waste crime policy as ‘rubbish’.