Cost of living

More than 95% of UK nurseries surveyed said it should supply milk to children from local farms

New report says food inflation could quadruple as a result of extreme weather driven by climate change, global supply disruptions and continued market volatility

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero discusses the impact the ongoing crisis in the Middle East is having on rural families and businesses

The Labour party has been warned ahead of the Senedd election as it takes fourth place behind Plaid Cymru, Reform and the Green Party

Increasing demand for healthy homegrown foods were highlighted by Tesco’s UK chief executive on the second day of the NFU conference in Birmingham, with the focus on resilience in the grocery supply chain

Calderdale-based heating oil supplier asks that rural off grid households are included in any proposed VAT cuts on domestic energy bills

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

The Campaign for Wool, initiated by King Charles when he was Prince of Wales, aims to educate consumers throughout the Commonwealth about the benefits of wool

Hard working people on middle incomes such as teachers and nurses have been squeezed out of renting in rural towns and villages in southern England, reveals new analysis from CPRE, the countryside charity

Spending patterns were changing due to the squeeze on incomes