Politics

Do you ever get the feeling that some politicians and Ministers have little or no empathy for British agriculture?

The Board of Trade, a Government body headed up by Trade Secretary Liz Truss, has claimed buying local food is ‘not always the most environmentally sustainable choice’.

Farmers have reacted angrily to a threat from Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths to ‘close’ chicken sheds in order to tackle water pollution.

Trade Minister Greg Hands has said Australia can put up a reasonable case that it has good standards of animal welfare in food production.

Trade Minister Greg Hands has said Australia can put up a ‘reasonable case’ that it has good standards of animal welfare in food production.

The Government has announced that funding to help English farmers tackle water and air pollution on their land will be doubled.

More than half (59 per cent) of small abattoir owners are preparing to shut up shop over the next five years, new research from National Craft Butchers (NCB) has shown.

Farmers have raised concerns about the UK Government’s new tree planting grant scheme, warning it is ‘deeply unattractive’.

Farmers have raised concerns about the UK Governments new tree planting grant scheme, warning it is deeply unattractive.

Ranjit Singh Boparan has warned supply of chicken and turkey was under threat