Keir Starmer

The General Election campaign is now in its third week and with many of the manifestos unveiled, farmers give their view on the next Government

The Conservative party plans to boost the rural economy, cut planning red tape and protect the country's food production and the environment

Tenant Farmers Association national chair Robert Martin said: "There is enough evidence to show that there is market failure in food supply chains in this country and we need a Government that is committed to ensuring that those market failures are addressed"

The manifesto laid out plans for the farming budget, future of ELMs, food labelling, bovine TB, trade agreements and a commitment to making sure all imported food meets UK health and welfare standards

Tenant Farmers Association chief executive said the most prevalent view expressed to him by TFA members in light of the General Election is ‘whether to vote at all'

29 members of the Senedd voted in favour of the motion of no confidence in Mr Gething, while 27 voted against

There are three more planned debates ahead of the vote on July 4

Its new ‘golden rules’ would mean councils will be required to prioritise building on brownfield sites and poor-quality areas in the green belt, dubbed ‘grey belt’ land

Defra Secretary, Steve Barclay said he had listened to farmers, bringing what he said was a clearer focus on enabling food production in environmental land management schemes

Farmers Guardian takes a look back at a turbulent 12 months for the farming industry