Environmental Land Management Schemes

Liberal Democrat Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesperson Tim Farron said turning months of planning and work into a scramble was an 'insult' to the agriculture industry

Farm business consultant has voiced concern about what happens to land once schemes come to an end

Lynette Steel, TFA farm policy adviser, writes on why Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds must back up promises made at the NFU Conference by delivering delivering tangible and timely outcomes for farmers

Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth said Government needs farmers onboard if the UK is to successful reach its climate and nature goals

Conservative MP Aphra Brandreth discusses how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' proposed cuts to the nature-friendly farming budget at the Spending Review could diminish farmers' confidence in Government and Defra

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the farming organisation was seeking urgent clarity from Defra after leaks from Government have revealed that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could make cuts to the nature-friendly farming budget at the Spending Review

It has been rumoured Defra's budget could be on the ‘chopping block' in the Comprehensive Spending Review

SFI24 now has more than 37,000 multi-year live agreements and has reached its ‘maximum limit' and can no longer accept new SFI applications from today

Defra Secretary Steve Reed said farmers and land managers who had been the ‘pioneers of nature-friendly farming', would now ‘finally get a fair price for their work'

Farmers Guardian's Chief Reporter Rachael Brown discusses the Farming Minister's latest appearance as a guest speaker on a webinar hosted by Tenant Farmers Association