Bovine TB

MPs and NFU told farming is 'absolutely' at the heart of Government's plan to boost economic growth

The 83 words mentioned in the Labour manifesto aren't enough for us to understand the detail of their policies

NFU National Livestock Board chair David Barton said the description of badger culling in the eradication of Bovine TB as 'ineffective' in the Labour Party manifesto was 'personal' and 'deeply upsetting' to farmers and businesses

Mr Irranca-Davies has told Farmers Guardian readers that the Conservative Party has made life 'much harder' for farmers

Welsh Conservative Shadow Rural Affairs Minister James Evans has written a blog for Farmers Guardian outlining his party's backing for the farming community, agriculture's vital role to Wales and Labour's Sustainable Farming Scheme

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was keen to win over the votes of farmers in north Devon this week, with his pledge to back the badger cull and a promise to ringfence the extra £1 billion farming budget for food production

NFU president said the wording 'disrespects' the incredible efforts farmers and the industry have made to try and deliver TB eradication by 2038

Sir Keir Starmer launched the party’s manifesto on June 13 in Greater Manchester

Report accuses Government of issuing 17 cull licences despite leading Natural England scientist saying the action could not be 'justified'

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network