Agri Politics
Free trade negotiations must support Scottish agriculture's high standards - NFU Scotland
NFU Scotland has joined other UK farming interests in calling for ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations to recognise and...
Agri Politics
Environment
Eustice plans to treble tree planting rates
Plans to treble tree planting rates over the course of this Parliament will be set out by the Environment Secretary...
Agri Politics
'If the government is to raise the welfare bar here, it must do so for food imports' - NFU
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has said the government must apply the same standards to imports as it...
Agri Politics
'This is a huge victory for animal welfare' - BVA
Campaigners are celebrating today after the government committed to taking action to curb the growing number of dogs with cropped...
Agri Politics
UK to ban live exports for slaughter in new law
The UK will ban live exports of animals for fattening and slaughter as part of a new law on animal...
Agri Politics
Concern raised over slow SAF submissions
The number of Scottish farmers and crofters who have filled out their Single Application Form (SAF) ahead of the window...
Agri Politics
The next few years will be a 'defining period for farming' - NFU Cymru
NFU Cymru president John Davies has offered his congratulations to all those who have just been elected to the Welsh...
Agri Politics
NFU Scotland welcomes new crop of MSPs
Voting in the Scottish Parliamentary elections has seen a raft of new MSPs appointed to bring a fresh dynamic to...
Agri Politics
'We’ll have to get rid of our cattle' - Farmer responds to 'draconian' NVZ regulations
A farming couple in Wales have said that they face having to get rid of their cattle if the controversial...
Agri Politics
Trade deal formally approved between the UK and the EU
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has welcomed the news of the approval of the post-Brexit...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru to host national Senedd election hustings event
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru is inviting its membership across Wales to join its virtual national hustings event on...
Agri Politics
'Eradication of Bovine TB must be priority for next Welsh government' - FUW
The need to urgently deal with Bovine TB (bTB) across Wales was debated by the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW)...
Agri Politics
Welsh government silence on payment capping is 'shameful'
The failure of the Welsh government and its Agriculture White Paper to refer to payment capping is “shameful” and raises...
Agri Politics
NFU awarded £30,000 to teach STEM through agriculture
The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded a grant of £30,000 to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to deliver Science,...
Agri Politics
RPA set to make changes to BPS operation in the New Forest
The results of the public consultation on the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on the New Forest common...
Agri Politics
'Stop playing politics with the countryside' - SCA
The Scottish Countryside Alliance (SCA) have called on the next Scottish government to protect, connect, grow and enrich rural Scotland...
Agri Politics
Vets call for legislative action as ear cropping petition crosses 100,000 milestone
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and The FOAL Group are calling on the government to take urgent legislative action as...
Agri Politics
Dr. Kate Richards in line to become RCVS president in July
The council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has elected veterinary surgeon Dr. Kate Richards as junior vice-president...
