Climate Change

NFU Cymru criticised Red Tractor for ignoring the needs of devolved nations in their proposed environment module

Baroness Kate Rock said with many of the responses from the Government packed into the Farm Tenancy forum, a lot was resting on its success, adding that the sector needed to start seeing ‘proactive thoughtful support'

Farmers have urged the Scottish Government to listen to farmers’ pleas on the impact of flooding and its links to the ‘exponential increase’ in beaver numbers, following the devastation caused by Storm Babet

The planning system shows little interest in food security. Of course, net zero, the environment and planning for the right developments in the right places are important. But so is food!

The Government hoped the feed products would enter the market from 2025

Tenant farmers Haydn and Julia Mathias, who run an organic sucker herd said their income is set to drop by about 75 per cent next year

The post has since been deleted as the Dartmoor National Park Authority said it ‘did not reflect the views of the authority’, but read: “Let the battle begin, woodland areas vs open moorland? Which side are you on?”

Red Tractor’s future, the value of quality assurance for British farmers and whether digital grain passports will be given the green light were top of the agenda as FG’s chief reporter Rachael Brown sat down with AHDB chairman Nicholas Saphir

Proposals were announced which included cutting livestock numbers to meet 2030 targets

Unions and farmers have been left feeling frustrated after a new environmental module has been imposed on them by Red Tractor without scrutiny. The 'Greener Farms Commitment' is set to be introduced in April 2024