Politics

Ben McClymont, chair of NFU Scotland Next Generation committee has called on MSPs to back the next generation of farmers in the Scottish Budget on December 4

Farmers Guardian's Chief Reporter Rachael Brown discusses this week's announcement of the Welsh Government's new design for the Sustainable Farming Scheme

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said the budget for SFS must match up with the 'scale of ambition' for sustainable food production and environmental outcomes

With the biodiversity net gain (BNG) initiative firmly embedded in the fabric of UK planning since its launch in February 2024, now is the ideal time for land developers and the conservation sectors to take full advantage of the opportunities it offers, says Andy Howard, chief executive of CSX

Responding to Defra putting on hold 76 capital grant items, NFU deputy president David Exwood said: "The messaging of this is confusing – farmers and growers are being asked to adopt measures to improve the environment but have been left in the lurch without access to the key grant schemes which will enable them to do this"

The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Mairi Gougeon addressed crowds at an NFU Scotland rally outside Holyrood today (November 28)

NFUS has called on the Scottish Government to guarantee the Budget will deliver increased and ringfenced funding for Scottish farmers and crofters

There are just over 15,000 farms with livestock in Denmark

According to Defra, around 13,000 farmers were impacted by severe wet weather, including Storms Henk and Babet, between October and March last year

Defra confirmed 76 grant items have been impacted. For farmers who have applied for a grant that is temporarily withdrawn, their application will be put on hold and will be contacted early next year