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Grass-fed beef and lamb would become the UK’s ‘staple meats’ if the country were to switch to 100 per cent regenerative farming, a new report has found.

A Government plan to ’make it easier’ to convert redundant farm barns and buildings has sparked mixed reactions among industry chiefs.

The Government has committed to ‘broadly maintaining’ current levels of domestic food production in its new Food Strategy, as reported two weeks ago by Farmers Guardian.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is turning into one of the most shocking episodes in recent European history, creating unexpected waves across global supply chains.

Farmers are no longer encouraging their children to follow in their footsteps as they do not want them to suffer the same pressures they are currently facing, MPs have been told.

Concerns have been raised about the ‘clarity’ and ‘practicality’ of Government guidance in relation to how the Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI) will apply to areas of common land.

The closure of CF Fertilisers Ince plant in Cheshire is a further blow to farmers already suffering from soaring fertiliser costs, NFU deputy president Tom Bradshaw has said.

The Welsh Government should seriously consider reintroducing a derogation allowing grassland farms to spread up to 250kg per hectare of nitrogen, Senedd members have said.

A £30 million-drive to boost on-farm innovation and productivity in England has been announced by Defra Secretary George Eustice.

A great opportunity is there for the taking, but will the Labour Government in Cardiff Bay take it?