Agri Politics
UK farm lobby bodies grill Government over Irish tariff-free proposals
Farm lobby bodies have asked for clarity over Government proposals to grant the Republic of Ireland tariff-free market access to...
Agri Politics
Farm lobby bodies have asked for clarity over Government proposals to grant the Republic of Ireland tariff-free market access to...
Agri Politics
The 2018 EU Withdrawal Act must be amended to allow the revocation of Article 50 to reflect Parliament’s rejection of...
Beef
The Government’s temporary import tariff regime in the case of a no-deal Brexit suggests a mixed picture for Scotland’s red...
Agri Politics
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has warned that low-tariff food imports will not necessarily lead to cheaper food...
Agri-Business
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has warned that the UK must not waste the opportunity afforded by Brexit to put...
Sheep
The UK’s sheep sector could be in for a bumpy year post-Brexit as experts warn tariffs will not apply to...
Agri Politics
The Government has published details of the UK’s temporary tariffs for a ‘no-deal’, designed to minimise costs to business and consumers...
Agri Politics
Following the Prime Minister’s defeat on her Brexit deal in the House of Commons, the presidents of four of the...
Agri-Business
Robert Goodwill has been appointed as the UK’s new Farming Minister following George Eustice’s resignation. Goodwill has previously described himself as...
Agri Politics
The shock resignation of Farming Minister George Eustice has been described as a “major disappointment” by several UK farming bodies with...
Agri Politics
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned against extending Article 50 saying it is “unacceptable” to prolong the uncertainty currently...
Agri Politics
Defra and the Scottish Government were pitted face-to-face at an NFU Scotland debate allowing members to hold both to account. The...
Agri-Business
Environment Secretary Michael Gove welcomed the National Farmers’ Union president’s vision for industry and Government to work together to maintain...
Agri-Business
National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has urged the Government to convene a new commission of food and farming experts...
Agri Politics
The National Farmers’ Union has helped to mark the relaunch of the Hill Farming All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). The group...
Agri Politics
Members of Scotland’s largest farming union – NFU Scotland – have chosen Aberdeenshire farmer Charlie Adam as their new vice president....
Agri Politics
Farming organisations and lobby bodies have warned that British agriculture faces a precarious future following last night’s House of Commons...
Environment
Farming has yet again come under fire in a new Government set of ambitious long-term air pollution targets which go...