Farm for the Future, run by The Royal Countryside Fund, is offering farming families free support, guidance and advice on business and environmental management. The scheme is…
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£14 million will be made available through two new research and feasibility competitions under the Farming Innovation Programme, Defra has announced. The funding is intended to…
On the 16th of September, the first Welsh Agriculture Bill was set out before the Senedd. According to rural affairs minister Lesley Griffiths, it will pave…
Following the announcement of a consultation into the administration of direct payments and a lump sum exit payment for farmers who may be looking to leave…
Lobbying for policy change on behalf of contractors and providing day-to-day support makes up a full workload for the NAAC. We often think of contracting as…
The government has called on employers of seasonal agricultural workers to help keep the nation safe and restrict the spread of Covid-19 by registering for free…
Responding to the government’s report of rural proofing, released on Friday 26 March, the NFU said it demonstrated the need for departments to better involve rural…
As landowners, estate managers and farm businesses begin the transition to post-Brexit, environmentally focused subsidies, Oxford-based Natural Capital (NatCap) Research Ltd has launched an online tool…
Responding to the government’s consultation on future regulations around gene editing, the NFU has stated that it believes new precision breeding techniques, such as gene editing,…
In a response to the Budget delivered by the chancellor today, NFU president Minette Batters said: “The support offered to businesses by the government throughout the…