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Farmers and governments in the G20 spent £19 billion more on key fertiliser imports in 2021 and 2022, while the world’s biggest fertiliser companies are expected to make almost £73 billion profit over the same period, according to new analysis released by GRAIN and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) this week.

The bosses of a dozen of the world’s largest food companies have formed a taskforce which aims to make regenerative farming approaches more accessible to farmers around the world. Cecilia Keating reports.

A UK Government decision to maintain import barriers for Brazilian meat products is holding up progress on a trade deal, according to the team of Brazil’s new president-elect, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Sales of livestock veterinary antibiotics in the UK have more than halved since 2014 as farmers play their part in reducing antimicrobial resistance. Maisie Tinwell reports.

Concerns are growing about Britain’s ability to handle an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), with the Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) already stretched by the avian influenza (AI) epidemic. Farmers Guardian reports.

Questions surrounding labelling, animal welfare and the impact on devolved nations have been raised regarding the Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, which had its third reading in Parliament this week.

DEFRA’s Lump Sum Exit Scheme has proved to be most popular with smaller farms, fuelling fears about consolidation in the industry.

Plaid Cymru designated member for the Co-Operation Agreement with the Welsh Government, Member of the Senedd for Mid and West Wales.

A GREEN Alliance report urging Ministers to set out a plan to reduce agricultural methane emissions has been slammed by farmers.