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Agri Politics
Evidence given to MPs this week by Baroness Minette Batters has underlined the urgent need for government action to address...
Rural Life
Several protests have been staged by farmers at Lidl distribution centres across England today (Thursday, January 22) to highlight the...
N.Ireland
The Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) for Northern Ireland has recently proposed changes to how much agricultural workers will be paid...
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru has appointed two farmers to take up the positions of president and deputy president....
Environment
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a new “once-in-a-generation” plan to overhaul the water system...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging farmers and growers across Northern Ireland to fill out...
The Scottish government recently released its Budget for 2026/2027, confirming that over £660 million has been allocated to support farmers,...
Sheep
New regulations to standardise deadweight carcass price and classification reporting for sheep in England have been put in place recently,...
Pig/Poultry
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced plans to improve animal welfare standards for laying hens...
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has urged sheep farmers to take part in its annual survey today (Monday, January 12)...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) will host a series of awareness events to inform farmers about...
Schemes
Farming organisations across the UK have responded to yesterday’s announcements from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled the application windows for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)...
The Farmer Network has announced that it will be running a workshop this month to help farmers comply with the...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has warned that improvements to the government’s policy on farm inheritance tax do not...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have confirmed that they are investigating an incident where agricultural machinery and equipment...
A family-run poultry farm in Scotland has suffered damages to their business after a fire engulfed a packing shed in...
Beef
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce mandatory electronic...
