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Arla Food's UK agricultural director Paul Dover said with Government backing, 'our farmers who work tirelessly to produce our food, can also help secure the future of our energy'

The Scottish farming Union said the deal could provide farmers and crofters with an additional income stream for farmers and crofters

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

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

New petition urges Government to save land for food production and nature protection

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has dismissed a document setting out the Department for the Economy’s (DfE) plans for a Renewable Electricity Support Scheme

The Sturdy family, who are tenant farmers from Yorkshire said their ‘heart sank' after being told an appeal had been lodged against a decision to block a solar farm being developed on half of their farm

The increase in funding for farm productivity from 40 to 50 per cent, on top of the extra money available for solar panels, means the Improving Productivity Grant is likely to be even more popular among farmers this time around

Solar developers have been criticised by many in the industry for adopting an opportunistic approach to obtain tenanted land where a ‘cheap grid connection' could be sourced