22 December 2024
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4 min read
There is still no new information from Defra on how existing Higher Level Stewardship agreement holders can switch to the new scheme without a penalty, leaving many farmers, especially those in the uplands,...
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This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones
23 October 2025
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2 min read
Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins writes on Labour’s broken promises to farmers, how the Conservatives aim to win back rural communities at the next General Election and why the UK faces a food and farming emergency
22 October 2025
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5 min read
MPs brand family farm tax ‘disgraceful’, saying it reflects Labour’s ‘deep disconnect’ from rural community
20 October 2025
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3 min read
