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The farming industry has been urged to ‘keep the pressure on’ Government to negotiate trade deals which work for UK agriculture, amid concerns about the new Defra Secretary’s stance.

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has admitted a trade deal with the USA is unlikely to be negotiated over the coming years.

Following the signing of a free trade deal earlier this year, Alex Black spoke to Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Andrew Morrison about the opportunities from the deal

Cheese exports from January to June (Q2) were 25 per cent up on the year, making it the only dairy category to see a rise, new UK trade data has found.

Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has said she will not introduce a Soviet-style food self-sufficiency target as called for by the NFU if she wins the election next week.

Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has said she will not introduce a ‘Soviet-style’ food self-sufficiency target as called for by the NFU if she wins the election next week.

The Government has introduced controls on the movement of pork and pork products into Great Britain in a bid to protect the domestic pig herd from African swine fever (ASF).

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak was grilled by farmers and the press during an NFU hustings held at the union’s headquarters in Stoneleigh last week. Abi Kay reports on the highlights.

Farmers in Canada are the latest to take to the streets as protests against fertiliser curbs and rising costs gather pace across the globe. 

The UK’s border testing regime is not robust enough to stop Indian food with illegally high pesticide levels from entering the country should a trade deal between the two nations be agreed, campaigners have warned.