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Initial payments under the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELM) cannot increase unless direct support is cut faster, Defra Secretary George Eustice has said.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has hit back at claims that the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme will line the pockets of wealthy landowners.

Starting a dairy farm from scratch has enabled one couple to implement a system which is as simple as possible, minimising labour and running costs. Olivia Cooper pays them a visit.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has hit back at claims that the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme will line the pockets of wealthy landowners.

THE NFU president has launched a scathing attack on the contradictory nature of Government policy, branding its handling of the pig crisis a ‘disgrace’ and a ‘disaster’ and demanding that it come up with a coherent plan that delivers for British farming.

The cooperative price will increase by 1.8ppl from March 1

The county council farm system has been instrumental in helping Paul and Becky Fenton realise their ultimate dream of buying their own farm. Lauren Williamson reports.

AHDB has reiterated its call for farmers to register to vote on how their levies are spent, after figures showed just 2 per cent of beef producers and 4 per cent of lamb producers had signed up.

Ahead of UK Dairy Expo, Angela Calvert, speaks to Harrison and Hetherington’s Glyn Lucas about the event and current challenges to the industry.

AHDB has reiterated its call for farmers to register to vote on how their levies are spent, after figures showed just 2 per cent of beef producers and 4 per cent of lamb producers had signed up.