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Consumers should not expect to see cheaper food on the shelves any time soon, despite Government pledges to halve inflation by the end of the year, the NFU has warned.

With food prices continuing to be a driver of overall UK inflation, Cedric Porter takes a look at the difference between retail price and farmgate.

Scottish Government needs to make a clear statement rejecting the reintroduction of the lynx to the countryside, after proposals were put back on the agenda.

The Chepstow Vintage Club tractor run was set up in memory of those who have been impacted by Parkinsons locally within the agricultural community.

Jane Gurney, creator of Tilly Pass, was awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace for her services to the agricultural community.

The increase in prices in the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction are unlikely to herald a change in the dairy market and a return to increased farmgate prices.

Former Defra Secretary George Eustice is calling for a Coronation fund to support native livestock breeds

Farmers could be missing out on vital income owing to a lack of regulation regarding natural capital, new findings have revealed.

Hopes that the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Scheme could be extended beyond six months or be adopted as a five-year rolling programme have been dashed by the Home Office.

Team structures and working patterns may have to radically change to meet the work-life balance expectations of the modern workforce, said speakers at the National Herdspersons Conference held at Harper Adams University, Shropshire.