Food security

EFRA Committee urged the Government to commit to an annual update on UK Food Security, as well as a Food Security Summit chaired by the Prime Minister

This week FG's head of news and business, Alex Black, talks about this week's political reshuffle

It was after the Minister, Lesley Griffiths was put on a spot at the NFU Cymru Conference by Welsh organic dairy farmer Haydn Evans who criticised the Welsh Government for providing a cliff edge in funding for organic farmers in Wales

Welsh farmers pleaded with Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths at NFU Cymru conference to fight their corner and provide stability for future funding

Moa Technology wins World Economic Forum award for research tackling herbicide-resistant weeds

Baroness Kate Rock said with many of the responses from the Government packed into the Farm Tenancy forum, a lot was resting on its success, adding that the sector needed to start seeing ‘proactive thoughtful support'

The planning system shows little interest in food security. Of course, net zero, the environment and planning for the right developments in the right places are important. But so is food!

Tenant Farmers Association said in the last few weeks alone, five tenant farmers had come forward with concerns over land being replaced by solar

Chief executive, George Dunn is recognised for his 27 years of tireless campaigning for tenant farmers

Mrs Batters said she would ‘not draw breath' until the Government ‘levelled up' their ambition on the environment and their legislative targets with a focused target on food production