Agri Politics
NFU Scotland chief executive recruitment process underway
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has said its recruitment process to appoint a new chief executive is underway....
Agri Politics
Agri Politics
UK farming unions call for change in 2023
Ahead of the New Year on Sunday, January 1, 2023, farming unions from across the UK have called for change....
Government
Rural areas just as likely to vote Labour as Conservative - survey
Voters in rural areas are now just as likely to vote for the Labour Party as they are to vote...
Agri Politics
Rickman re-elected as FUW deputy president
Carmarthenshire hill-sheep farmer Ian Rickman has been re-elected as the Farmers’ Union of Wales’ (FUW) deputy president. He was first...
Agri-Business
45,000 seasonal worker visas made available for 2023
45,000 visas for seasonal workers will be available for businesses next year, the government confirmed today (December 16). The allocation...
Agri Politics
Farming and food production must be classed as 'critical industries' - NFUS
Farming and food production must be viewed as critical industries when the UK government announces its review of the Energy...
Agri Politics
Slurry grant 'strengthens the pathway to more sustainable food production' - N2 Applied
N2 Applied, the European agricultural technology business, has welcomed UK government guidance on a new slurry infrastructure grant scheme that...
Agri Politics
Wales to end the retail sale of peat
The retail sale of peat in horticulture will end in Wales, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced. The announcement...
Agri Politics
Brexit added £210 to household food bills - report
Brexit added an average of £210 to household food bills over two years to the end of 2021, costing consumers...
Agri Politics
Former BVA president appointed to Red Tractor board
A former British Veterinary Association (BVA) president has been appointed as an independent director to the Assured Food Standards (AFS)...
Agri Politics
Scientists protest outside Defra offices ahead of COP15
A group of around 20 scientists have began a protest ahead of COP15 outside the Department for Environment, Food &...
Agri Politics
Defra reveals gender pay gap average of 5.9%
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) mean and median gender pay gaps have decreased since last year,...
Agri Politics
Farmers awarded support to upgrade slurry storage facilities
Farmers in England will soon be able to apply for grants of up to £250,000 to improve their slurry storage,...
Agri Politics
Concerns raised over the future of the Seasonal Workers Scheme
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU), is writing to Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick amid concerns over visas for seasonal workers in...
Agri Politics
UK government to contribute £4m in funding to fight international wildlife crime
The UK government is pledging £4 million in funding towards the International Consortium on Combatting Wildlife Crime (ICCWC). The announcement...
Agri Politics
Defra is leaving the UK 'vulnerable' to animal disease outbreaks - report
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is leaving the UK “vulnerable to a major breakdown” of animal...
Agri Politics
UK-Australia trade deal 'not actually very good for the UK' - Eustice
Former environment secretary George Eustice has said that the UK-Australia free trade deal is “not actually a very good deal...
Agri Politics
NSA to promote grassland as COP27 continues
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has said it is looking forward to increasing awareness and appreciation of the benefits of...
