Defra

Farmers need more stability and clarity about new environmental schemes

With increased workloads putting extra pressure on civil servants, Rachael Brown spoke to employees about calls for a four-day week trial

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (January 5)

Lack of borders at UK ports poses real threat to animal welfare, say sector leaders

Defra said there would be a 10 per cent increase in the average value of agreements in the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship schemes, driven by increased payment rates.

Baroness Kate Rock said such words demonstrated precisely why there was a need for a Tenant Farming Commissioner

Defra Secretary of State Steve Barclay pledges to make farmers' lives easier

Growers urged to join scheme which will see AI bots fight off pests

A professor of virology at University of Nottingham said the weather conditions will be important over the next three months. Prof Peter Mertens said: "If you get low temperatures in winter, onward transmission is going to be curtailed"

North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan said many farmers in her constituency who were currently undertaking positive environmental work are ‘ineligible' for the SFI scheme