Politics

Irish farmers are ‘rubbing their hands in glee’ at the market opportunities left open to them by the phase out of direct support and increased red tape for Great British exports to the EU, the FUW has said.

Liberal Democrat and Lake District MP Tim Farron has introduced a piece of legislation to set up a new agricultural and environmental regulator.

The former chairman of the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) has apologised for the group’s failure to demand the UK Government seek agreement from the devolved nations to sign trade deals.

Liberal Democrat agricultural spokesperson Tim Farron explains why his party is launching a campaign to Back British Farmers.

A pair of Glamorgan beef farmers have said they will be forced to give up keeping cattle if the Welsh Government’s new Nitrate Vulnerable Zone rules are not amended.

A lack of border inspection post at French port Calais has meant live animals from the UK have been forced to make much longer journeys to meet their destinations, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned.

The Labour Party is launching a major review of all rural policies for England.

The Department of Health and Social Care sent an internal warning that the Government’s new sugar tariffs would push prices down for consumers, Farmers Guardian can reveal.

Labour’s Shadow Defra Secretary, Luke Pollard, discusses the party’s new rural policy review.

UK exporters should be looking at the US market for new opportunities