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90% of farmers who took part in the survey said they were in favour of appointing a Tenant Farming Commissioner to oversee the sector

Defra said an owner would be committing a criminal offence if they did not have a certificate of exemption

Farmers and retailers warned of disruption as post-Brexit border controls come into effect

NFU deputy president, Tom Bradshaw said the industry was ‘seeing austerity in action', adding APHA were doing everything it could within its budget, but Government must give them better resources

Cases of bluetongue continue to be identified in the south eastern counties, and long-term predictions suggest there could be an issue in the spring and summer of this year. Ellie Layton reports.

Red Tractor 'green' commitment row sparks new review to consider how schemes deliver for members

Cotswold campaign which has support from nearby farmer Jeremy Clarkson needs to raise £3m in pledges in just days

The ‘Harmonisation of Carbon Accounting Tools for Agriculture', was aiming to provide greater accuracy of outputs from carbon calculation tools

It was argued APHA had wrongly interpreted the law underpinning its compensation scheme and failed to properly compensate affected farmers for birds, which were healthy at the point at which it decided they should be culled

It follows warnings the changes, which include bringing customs checks 22 miles inland to a new facility at Sevington, would pose a major risk to the UK livestock industry