Scottish farmers and gamekeepers said the ban will make it much more difficult to control fox populations and the predation they carry out on other species such as ground-nesting birds
UK Climate Change Committee called for more funding to ensure agricultural sector was ‘resilient to the effects of climate change', as well as better recognition of the unique demands on tenant farmers
NFU Cymru criticised Red Tractor for ignoring the needs of devolved nations in their proposed environment module
Baroness Kate Rock said with many of the responses from the Government packed into the Farm Tenancy forum, a lot was resting on its success, adding that the sector needed to start seeing ‘proactive thoughtful support'
Farmers have urged the Scottish Government to listen to farmers’ pleas on the impact of flooding and its links to the ‘exponential increase’ in beaver numbers, following the devastation caused by Storm Babet
The planning system shows little interest in food security. Of course, net zero, the environment and planning for the right developments in the right places are important. But so is food!
The Government hoped the feed products would enter the market from 2025
Tenant farmers Haydn and Julia Mathias, who run an organic sucker herd said their income is set to drop by about 75 per cent next year
The post has since been deleted as the Dartmoor National Park Authority said it ‘did not reflect the views of the authority’, but read: “Let the battle begin, woodland areas vs open moorland? Which side are you on?”
Red Tractor’s future, the value of quality assurance for British farmers and whether digital grain passports will be given the green light were top of the agenda as FG’s chief reporter Rachael Brown sat down with AHDB chairman Nicholas Saphir