Andy Burnham

Prime Minister Andy Burnham's visit to the Southwest has shone a light on the issues facing many rural businesses, but some have criticised his ‘knee jerk’ reaction of a £65m funding announcement and have called for a more long-term strategy to help them grow

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on the public reaction to Britain’s wildfire crisis and a promising start from new Prime Minister Andy Burnham

NFU has called on Defra to deliver an 'emergency support package' to help farmers hit by bluetongue, with the cost of getting rid of dead stock.

The Prime Minister has shared a message for UK agriculture acknowledging the challenges caused by this year's drought

It follows an emergency response committee (COBR) meeting earlier this week on heat, wildfires and drought

Fire chiefs say more must be done as almost 60,000 acres of land is lost to flames

Farmers know it will take much more than a ban on disposable barbecues to stop the wildfires

Defra officials set to attend as Welsh Government reveals financial help for drought-hit farmers

Agricultural colleges are seeing healthy demand for places but getting farmers on board to help them facilitate real-world experience and job prospects is a perennial challenge