Defra

Company says harvest issues had led to spike in imported potatoes

It comes as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reshuffles his shadow cabinet

Defra has announced its SFI 23 rollout will now be open for applications from September 18.

It is part of Red Tractor's commitment to ‘minimise audit duplication and burden' for farmers

Farming Community Network said it hoped the delivery of wellbeing training to bodies such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency and Natural England would lead to more empathetic conversations with farmers

Plans for new electricity infrastructure could result in miles of pylons and overhead cables being installed across thousands of acres of land

The NFU dairy intentions survey found almost 10 per cent of dairy farmers said they would be likely to stop supplying milk by 2025, with smaller producers being the most impacted

VetPartners, who look after a number of the UK's dairy herds are concerned more dairy farmers will continue to leave the industry if the Government does not step up its support

With Defra targets of increasing agroforestry to 10 per cent of all arable land by 2050, farmers are concerned about the finances and practicality of this for the farm business

Applications for the SFI scheme are expected to open for applications in the coming weeks