Are consumers at risk of seeing more empty shelves in the nation’s supermarkets? The NFU warns that this will be the case without significant backing from…
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Agricultural faculties in universities and colleges have collated data for the Defra-funded Farm Business Survey (FBS) for the past 85 years, which has had a significant…
A new independent review has published recommendations on how landlords, tenants and government can work together to deliver a resilient and productive tenant sector. The Rock…
The new Prime Minister Liz Truss has continued her minister cabinet overhaul with the sacking of Defra Secretary George Eustice; who will be replaced by Ranil…
Artificial intelligence to optimise welfare in pigs; agri-robots to speed up vegetable harvests, and automation to improve fruit yields are just a few of the research…
The UK government has launched a nationwide call for evidence from the agricultural industry, scientists and the wider public on the use of new types of…
Devon County Council has now received £2.6 million worth of funding from Defra, to expand its Future Farming Resilience programme, following the successes of the initiative’s…
Defra has announced that John Shropshire will chair the Independent Review Into Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain. Mr Shropshire stepped down from his role…
The government has announced that direct payments will be paid in two instalments for the remainder of the agricultural transition period to help farmers across the…
Following NFU campaigning, changes are being introduced to the border inspection regime for young plants which could save British growers thousands. A flat-rate inspection fee of…