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Government ambitions to boost food production, protect nature and fight climate change, risk ‘overpromising’ on UK available land, a new report has revealed.

The Welsh Government must move quickly to legislate on national BVD measures to ensure recent gains are not lost, the Farmers Union of Wales has insisted.

More than 100,000 people have signed an NFU petition calling on the Government to ban sky lanterns across England and Wales.

You take for granted what you see every day. I think of this as I catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows practicing above me, which is so commonplace here during winter as to go almost unnoticed.

First Milk has become the latest processor to announce that its milk price will reduce by 4ppl from March 1, 2023, taking its price to 45.69ppl for a manufacturing standard litre.

At this point in the season, many growers’ thoughts turn to planning their spring herbicide programmes and how best to achieve effective control over spring weeds. Farmers Guardian gets the latest advice.

The future of apple and pear growing in the UK is ‘on a knife edge’ after it emerged that more than a third of planned orders for trees have been cancelled.

Families with young children are buying fewer fresh food items in a bid to save money, a new survey has revealed.

The dairy pointed to a continued significant reduction in commodity prices driven by reduced demand

Food, farming and rural life in Northern Ireland are set to take centre stage in a new BBC show starting next month.