England

New figures have revealed only 258 police officers and staff are dedicated to rural crime teams across England and Wales

Volunteers are urged to help as number of creatures in rural areas drops by up to 70 per cent

New project backs Defra's decarbonisation plans for agriculture and agroforestry

Campaign follows study which revealed 40 per cent of children did not know soil was important for food production

Researchers warn farmers should prepare for 'clear warming weather trend' amid climate change

Hard working people on middle incomes such as teachers and nurses have been squeezed out of renting in rural towns and villages in southern England, reveals new analysis from CPRE, the countryside charity

A £100,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund has been awarded to help establish the Peakland Environmental Farmers (PEF) group which currently represents 77 land managers covering 40,000 hectares in the Dark and Southwest Peaks

With England considering a tenant farming commissioner, chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to Scotland’s Dr Bob McIntosh about the sector north of the border

The Six Nations is in full swing, and the England team are championing a diet full of dairy and eggs

The competition will see butchers from England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland compete against each other to be crowned as the winning nation