Fines of £5,000 could be waiting for those who try to bring back personal food items like sandwiches, cheese, cured meats, raw meats or milk into the UK from countries with confirmed foot-and-mouth cases

Tax experts look ahead to the Spring Statement and some of the key farming policy details which Chancellor Rachel Reeves should consider, including a reversal of IHT changes

Is there enough emphasis placed on food production's role in supporting not only nature restoration, but flood management, climate change mitigation and food security?

Farming communities demonstrated strength and resilience to overcome the foot-and-mouth crisis and its aftermath. But have lessons been learnt 25 years on?

Can the Government put its money where its mouth is and deliver its manifesto commitment for at least half of all food purchased across the public sector to be locally sourced?

Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins said the deckchairs have been rearranged one too many times for farmers since Labour came to office in 2024

What are the next steps farmers can take to stop the family farm tax at a time when some have argued that the fight to raise thresholds is 'dead' under the current Labour Government?

NBA and SBA chief executive Neil Shand said Scottish farmers must grow the Scottish beef herd to 79,000 by 2030 to meet market demand alone

Is the Government waging a war on the countryside with proposals to merge section 1 & 2 regulations on firearms licenses which could undermine the countryside, the rural way of life, farmers and gamekeepers?

The Government has announced plans to end trail hunting as part of its Animal Welfare Strategy. However, the countryside has hit back and said it will never let the sounds of hounds die