Politics

With the farming industry braced for change in 2021, farm management software experts AgriWebb asked industry leaders their advice for farmers this year

Trade and Agriculture (TAC) Commission chairman Tim Smith has said part of the bodys job is to stop future trade policy from making food more expensive.

Trade and Agriculture (TAC) Commission chairman Tim Smith has said part of the body’s job is to stop future trade policy from making food more expensive.

Scottish Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has accused the Treasury of plotting to cut payments to farmers under the guise of environmentalism.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said there is no scientific justification whatsoever for the EUs ban on UK seed potato exports.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said there is ‘no scientific justification whatsoever’ for the EU’s ban on UK seed potato exports.

UK and EU diplomats finally agreed a trade deal at the end of 2020, with negotiations going right to the wire. Abi Kay explores what it means for individual farming sectors.

Red Tractor is urging farmers to respond to a new consultation on future standards across all six of the scheme’s sectors.

With 2020 now drawing to a close, Abi Kay lists the key political dates farmers should keep an eye on in 2021.

Leave-voting farmers felt EU control over their business dealings threatened their very sense of self, a new study has found.