Scottish farmers and gamekeepers said the ban will make it much more difficult to control fox populations and the predation they carry out on other species such as ground-nesting birds
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'
All eyes are now on the Welsh Government to continue the stability of payments for Welsh farmers going forward. Future financial certainty being questioned now more than ever following the cuts made to the rural affairs budget
The consultation is key to meeting the Government's Environmental Improvement plan to support farmers to create or restore 30,000 miles of hedgerows by 2037
With proposals to restrict Agricultural Property Relief on let land under consideration by Government, Rachael Brown takes a look at the argument on both sides
Farmers have been reminded that the deadline for responses to the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s inquiry into tenant farming is Tuesday, June 20
A survey found almost three quarters of young farmers said it was ‘difficult or impossible to get into farming'
Having the farmhouse located as centrally as possible in the land they own could make a purchase more appealing to a range of buyers.