Defra

Mr Eustice, originally from a farming background, said he wanted to pursue other opportunities in life

The announcement came just 24 hours after Defra unveiled its ‘improved and expanded' Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer

Mr Gove served as Defra Secretary from June 2017 to July 2019 under former Prime Minister Theresa May

It includes a 2 metre buffer strip and a hedgerow cutting ban from March 1 to August 31

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: "If the next Government gets it right then this huge sector can grow"

This week from Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business

The new BTV-3 Government framework sets out how disease control efforts will focus on movement control of susceptible animals and their germinal products as a precautionary tool to stem spread of the disease, until a safe and effective vaccine

National Pig Association chief executive Lizzie Wilson told visitors to the Pig and Poultry Fair in Birmingham that worrying amounts of illegally imported pigmeat being seized at the Port of Dover increased the UK's exposure to ASF

Ahead of the Farm to Fork summit, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells Farmers Guardian about his plans for the sector