Rural Life
Royal Welsh: Defra Secretary hails the success of Welsh food and farming sector
Environment Secretary Michael Gove joined Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd on Tuesday (July 24)...
DEFRA
Opinion
Farmers should be forced to retire at 65
The last year or so has seen the press filled with stories of elderly farmers killed by cattle and other...
Arable
£1.2 million research project to breed disease and weather resilient crops
The Harper Adams University Fresh Produce Research Centre (FPRC) and University of Warwick Crop Centre have recently been jointly awarded...
Opinion
Gove must put the needs of production agriculture first as he plans for the future
Organisations, such as the National Sheep Association, seem to think that keeping Michael Gove MP as Secretary of State at...
Beef
Japanese officials inspect on UK beef and lamb production controls
Beef and lamb production controls have been inspected by government officials from Japan this week as part of ongoing moves...
Agri-Business
Just 2 out of every 5 English farm managers have had formal training
Less than 40% of farm managers in England have any formal agricultural training, according to a Government survey published this...
Agri-Business
Interim report proposes 'radical changes' to UK farming regulation
A major simplification of the way the UK regulates farming has been proposed in an interim report published today by...
Sheep
NSA welcomes calls for further Brexit assurance
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed the decision to appoint Dominic Raab as the new Secretary of State for...
Agri Politics
Batters: 'I want British farmers to remain the number one supplier to the UK market'
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has written to the Prime Minister calling for clarity and consistency across Government...
Government
New livestock traceability service could be in place by 2019
A new agreement signed by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and Defra sets out how the levy-funded body...
Agri-Business
Banks and NFU highlight the need for future investment in farming
British banks have joined forces with the NFU to call on the government to enable investment on farms and to...
Arable
Take-All: Researchers find first step to lasting wheat health
Researchers have now shown that careful selection of the variety of the first wheat in a new cropping cycle can...
Agri Politics
Batters' message to Government: 'British farmers are able to deliver'
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters will put British food and farming at the top of the agenda at...
Agri-Business
Microchips to be made mandatory for horses in a bid to combat dumping
A new law requiring horse owners to microchip their animals has been introduced today to prevent abuse and improve welfare....
Environment
Bridging payments extended to all Countryside Stewardship farmers
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that all Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holders who claimed...
Government
England's largest ever BVD scheme launches today - but what's involved?
A £5.7million funding package to help farmers across England tackle the highly contagious disease Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) has been announced...
EU
Defra Secretary and Brexit Minister to attend Royal Highland Show
Four of the Government’s most senior politicians have confirmed they will attend the Royal Highland Show this week. The UK...
Arable
Multi-million pound boost for crop resilience
Research centres working to improve crop resilience, sustainability and quality have been granted £5.3 million of Government funding. The package, which...
