Politics

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has urged the Government to introduce an Agricultural Tenancies Bill to secure much-needed tenancy reforms.

Breeders would face issues attending shows and sales in GB if the trading arrangements were not reviewed By Richard Halleron

UK growers of oilseed rape must focus on their sustainability credentials, with the ban on neonicotinoids here to stay, NFU combinable crops board chairman Matt Culley has said.

With the TAC about to publish its recommendations for Government on how to protect standards in trade deals, Abi Kay speaks to the group’s chairman, Tim Smith, to find out what farmers can expect.

With the TAC about to publish its recommendations for Government on how to protect standards in trade deals, Abi Kay speaks to the group’s chairman, Tim Smith, to find out what farmers can expect.

Welsh farmers will continue to receive the same level of funding in 2021 as they received in 2019 – there is no need for worry about rural spending, says Paul Davies MS, leader of the Welsh Conservatives.

Farmers cannot afford to lose half their BPS income over the next four years. Government must maintain current farm payments until the new ELM scheme is rolled out in full to protect the future of family farming, says Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale.

There will no doubt be some teething problems for businesses, but now a UK-EU trade deal has been done, we need to give it time to work, says Neil Parish MP, chairman of the Efra Select Committee.

The widely seen footage of overzealous Dutch inspection officials confiscating ham sandwiches transported by British hauliers was just the tip of the iceberg as far as the UK pig sector is concerned

James Bailey, executive director at Waitrose, has said he suspects customers of the premium retailer will not want to buy gene-edited food.