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The Government has announced that funding to help English farmers tackle water and air pollution on their land will be doubled.

Young Farmers Clubs are looking to claw back members and recruit new ones after a tumultuous year which has seen membership halve.

Young Farmers’ Clubs are looking to claw back members and recruit new ones after a tumultuous year which has seen membership halve.

China was facing potential damage to its wheat crop, essential infrastructure and the threat of the ‘rapid spread’ of African swine fever (ASF) following extreme flooding in the Henan province.

Kitty Stainsby, 25, is originally from Sussex. She now farms in the Forest of Dean, near Ruardean, Gloucestershire, with her partner James, 26, who is also a first generation farmer.

I did not think it was possible to be more busy than we were before. July has been the most incredible month with second cut silage, our first ever hay crop and new calves arriving to be reared.

Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFCs) are some of the true gems within our rural communities. They are places for youngsters to develop as people, to form life-long friendships, and they do so much good in terms of supporting and fundraising for local charities.

When it comes to land use in Scotland much attention is focused on increasing forestry cover, but the Scottish Government’s plans for peatland restoration are equally ambitious.

House price rises of 20 per cent over the next five years are set to add fuel to a burning crisis affecting rural areas across the country, Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron has warned.

House price rises of 20 per cent over the next five years are set to ‘add fuel to a burning crisis’ affecting rural areas across the country, Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron has warned.