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The CLA has written to the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson MP, calling for the Countryside Code to be taught in schools.

The food security reviews Government is legally obliged to carry out by the Agriculture Bill will inform future farming policy, Defra Minister Victoria Prentis has confirmed.

As conventional plant protection products come under increasing threat, attendees of Cereals Live heard how replacing chemistry with biology could be a cost-effective solution.

Jimmy Doherty has voiced his concerns British farmers will be ‘betrayed’ by Government’s future trade deals undermining food standards.

Growing a turnip rape border around oilseed rape crops could significantly reduce the number of both pollen beetle and cabbage stem flea beetle, studies at Rothamsted Research found.

The amount of capital required to start up as a new entrant alongside misconceptions swirling about the industry are two of the biggest barriers facing young farmers across the UK.

One of the biggest challenges in farming is uncertainty over the weather and this year is turning out to be another one to remember.

Covid-19 has hit the education sector hard but agricultural colleges across the country have innovated new methods in the face of adversity to attract prospective students and conduct business as usual. Mollie Leach reports.

As a new report by the All-Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare recognised small abattoirs as an essential link in the farm to fork supply chain, Abi Kay asks what these plants need to be able to survive.

They say every day is a school day and inviting the general public into your farmyard on a daily basis is certainly an education.