Politics News

Suffolk County Council has become the latest local authority to keep meat options on the table, supporting local farmers and food producers.

Agronomists speak about “unforeseen consequences” of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) amid a briefing with Defra representatives on the updated 2024 scheme.

Jeremy Clarkson has shared his support for French farmers, who say they share many of the same challenges as British farms.

Farming groups have welcomed the government’s decision to halt negotiations with Canada for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) – owing to disagreements on hormone treated beef and import taxes on British cheese.

An impact assessment commissioned by Welsh Government examining the impact of its Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals forecasts a “shocking scenario” for Welsh agriculture, according to NFU Cymru.

Farmers gathered outside parliament as MPs debated an overhaul of the Grocery Supply Code of Practice, after over 100,000 people signed the #GetFairAboutFarming petition.

Comments made by Welsh Labour MS Mike Hedges about farm funding have been criticised by the Welsh farming union and described as “completely out of touch”. During a Senedd plenary debate on Wednesday, 10th January, Swansea East MS Hedges said that “there is no reason to subsidise agriculture”.

The government has announced a series of updates to the ELM schemes for this year, including additional support for tenants, upland farmers and grassland. Here, we outline the key updates from the government…

Environment secretary Steve Barclay announced a series of updates to farming schemes at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference, and took questions from farmers in a lively Q&A session.

Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement offers some welcome news for farmers – including a national insurance cut, the extension of current business rate relief and a freeze on alcohol duty. However, further detail on how Agricultural Property Relief will apply to ELMS is desperately needed, said NFU Mutual.

Ahead of Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, due to be presented on 22nd November, Sean McCann, chartered financial planner at NFU Mutual, picks out three things farmers should look out for…

The MP for north east Cambridgeshire has become the fifth environment secretary in four years, as Thérèse Coffey quits in Cabinet reshuffle.