Defra

“I have heard first-hand the experiences of farmers battling this disease"

FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount

The chair of Labour's Climate and Environment Forum Baroness Young said she hoped the ‘multi-functional' land use framework would be operationally ‘sustainable'

Defra estimated an ASF outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million

Deputy First Minister says schemes will help build on-farm resilience for future generations

Mr Ireland also said clauses in tenancy agreements for ‘agricultural use only' must change as they do not fit with the ‘entrepreneurial' ambition of tenants

Free online platform reveals results of annual Survey of Crop Pests and Diseases since 1970

NFU president Tom Bradshaw warned the Farming Minister that in light of the £358 million pound underspend of the farming budget, Defra was a department ‘very close to failure' if it was not careful

"The joy, fun and satisfaction of farming is disappearing"

The Orkney & Shetland MP says he will be 'first in the queue' to let Government know if it is not doing what it should