General Election 2024

A rural campaigning group has told candidates seeking to be elected as MPs and MSPs to pay attention to the views of farmers and rural communities ahead of the General Election

The Reform Party said farming is in 'crisis' and food security is at 'risk'

Farmers Guardian has run a poll asking agricultural workers which party they are going to vote for at the next General Election

Defra figures revealed council authorities had faced over one million reports of fly-tipping last year

Ed Davey, Lib Dem leader, has set out a plan for farmers, including £1 billion in extra funding for the agriculture budget, re-negotiating overseas trade deals with Australia and addressing worker shortages

Mr Eustice, originally from a farming background, said he wanted to pursue other opportunities in life

Soil Association Scotland has called on Scottish political parties to address the 'funding gap' in agriculture as a top priority at the next General Election

The Labour Party Leader has mentioned his connection to rural life, working on farms and the countryside representing the 'best of British'

This week from Farmers Guardian's head of news and business Alex Black

The announcement came just 24 hours after Defra unveiled its ‘improved and expanded' Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer