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Defra pays £650k for its own staff to learn about farming

Is this a sign of a Government department which is trying to learn more about the farming sector? Or should staff already possess the experience, knowledge, skills and an appreciation of farming to work in Defra?

Chris Brayford

10 February 2026 • 3 min read

Farm Life

Mind Your Head Week: Tackling suicide prevention as figures show 47 people from farming sector took their own lives in 2024

Yellow Wellies partners with others to deliver training aimed at agriculture's unique pressures

Jane Thynne

09 February 2026 • 4 min read

Farm Life

King Charles visits Lancashire auction mart in support of farmers

Lancashire farmers gathered at Clitheroe auction mart today (February 9), at a special event attended by King Charles

Emily Ashworth

09 February 2026 • 1 min read

Dairy

Inside a Chilean dairy farm: How tight budget planning protects profit margins

A large-scale dairy business in Chile is looking carefully at future capital investment opportunities

Chris Mccullough

09 February 2026 • 4 min read

EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "The relationship between this Government and the countryside is broken"

Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Akins said Defra quangos and regulators need to either be scrapped or streamlined because at present, they do not serve the best interests of farmers, the countryside and the country as a whole

Victoria Atkins

12 February 2026 • 3 min read

Land and property

Rural landlords face significant retrofit costs on EPC reform

The Government’s confirmation all privately rented homes in England and Wales must achieve the equivalent of an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of at least C by October 2030 presents a major challenge

Alex Black

11 February 2026 • 2 min read

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: "If we support locally produced food, we will import less"

Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies writes on the unsustainable drop in dairy prices, farmers being treated as bargaining chips in trade deals, and why maintaining British farmers' high-quality food standards must be codified into law to stop lower welfare food from entering the UK

Ann Davies

11 February 2026 • 3 min read

Rural crime

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Rural crime

Farmer fined for 'extensive breaches' of cattle movement and bTB testing rules

Leicestershire County Council said 'injury, administrative delays and paperwork difficulties' were some of the reasons provided by the farmer for failing to comply with the law

Chris Brayford

10 February 2026 • 3 min read

Rural crime

Urgent action demanded on fly-tipping as farmers face thousands in clean-up bills

NFU and House of Lords join call for change as organised crime gangs target countryside

Jane Thynne

02 February 2026 • 2 min read

Rural crime

Farming Matters: Baroness Shas Sheehan – "There is a culture of low risk and high rewards for waste crime – the new narcotics"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Baroness Shas Sheehan, Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee

Baroness Shas Sheenan

31 January 2026 • 3 min read

Agriculture's National Classifieds

Defra pays £650k for its own staff to learn about farming

Mind Your Head Week: Tackling suicide prevention as figures show 47 people from farming sector took their own lives in 2024

King Charles visits Lancashire auction mart in support of farmers

Inside a Chilean dairy farm: How tight budget planning protects profit margins

Mind Your Head Week: charity launches new Farming Pledge encouraging the ag community to open up and get talking

Mind Your Head Week: Prince William donates £5k to farmer Sam's walk of hope

Pork banned from theatre's Peppa Pig show

5 farms showcasing organic best practice

'Farmers are doing more for sustainability than ever before' says new research

Could the latest Wasde report signal an end to the 'onslaught' of overwhelming grain market price negativity?

Farming in Five

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Farming in Five

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Mind Your Head Week: More farmers using health hubs than ever

North Wales organic farming estate showcases big climate wins

Mind Your Head Week: nurse turned farmer says, 'Farming saved my life'

EXCLUSIVE: Harriet Cowan - "Good fences are a farmer's dream"

EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "The relationship between this Government and the countryside is broken"

From the editor: As an industry we must do better when it comes to mental health

EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "The relationship between this Government and the countryside is broken"

Rural landlords face significant retrofit costs on EPC reform

EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: "If we support locally produced food, we will import less"

Farmer fined for 'extensive breaches' of cattle movement and bTB testing rules

Urgent action demanded on fly-tipping as farmers face thousands in clean-up bills

Farming Matters: Baroness Shas Sheehan – "There is a culture of low risk and high rewards for waste crime – the new narcotics"

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