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It includes a 2 metre buffer strip and a hedgerow cutting ban from March 1 to August 31

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: "If the next Government gets it right then this huge sector can grow"

Liberal Democrats said they would increase the farming budget by £1 billion a year to support nature-friendly farming and bring down food prices

The new BTV-3 Government framework sets out how disease control efforts will focus on movement control of susceptible animals and their germinal products as a precautionary tool to stem spread of the disease, until a safe and effective vaccine

National Pig Association chief executive Lizzie Wilson told visitors to the Pig and Poultry Fair in Birmingham that worrying amounts of illegally imported pigmeat being seized at the Port of Dover increased the UK's exposure to ASF

The Committee intends to question United Utilities and South West Water in an evidence session on June 5

Poultry farmers in England and Scotland will no longer have to change how their eggs are labelled during housing orders due to avian influenza, saving farmers from costly labelling requirements

The Government is extending permitted development rights to give farmers greater freedoms to diversify and convert agricultural buildings for commercial uses

The Energy Security Secretary has told parliament that the best agricultural land must be protected for food security

BBC Countryfile's Adam Henson caught up with FG chief reporter Rachael Brown back in January to discuss rural mental health and his new podcast