farmers

NFU Cymru have asked the Welsh Government for 'immediate sight' of the HSE evidence on which the decision to ban emergency use of the herbicide to control bracken was based on

The Chair of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee, Sir Robert Goodwill has urged the Government to ‘pause’ the funding switchover to help out marginal and small farms until there is better ‘clarity’ on future funding of farming

The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) will be available until 2024. NFU Scotland said alternative funding must be ringfenced in the upcoming agricultural bill to support upland farm businesses

NFU Scotland president said under the Bute House agreement the pendulum has ‘swung too far the other way' and there is no longer a ‘balance and shared approach' to both food security and the environment

Farmers and land managers in England will be able to apply for 23 actions - including 19 new initiatives - from August

A survey found almost three quarters of young farmers said it was ‘difficult or impossible to get into farming'

Dairy Farmer, Abi Reader from the Vale of Glamorgan has been campaigning for a designated rural crime team in South Wales for over 10 years

Organised criminals are travelling the length and breadth of the UK for highly-valued and easily portable GPS kits, raiding farms most recently in Scotland, North West and North East England

The Farm Equipment and Technology Fund is designed to help farmers boost productivity, increase environmental sustainability and help with slurry management

Tenant Farmers Association are encouraging farmers to complete the Treasury consultation on agricultural property relief and challenge the Government to change taxation rules