Calls by MPs to ban the routine use antibiotics in livestock over concerns about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) have been branded as “silly” by farming minister Mark Spencer.

Soaring input costs and concerns over post-Brexit support are prompting beef and sheep producers to make significant cutbacks in the number of livestock on their farms.

The first imports of Australian sugar for more than 40 years are expected to reach the UK by the summer, officials at Tate & Lyle have said.

The first imports of Australian sugar for more than 40 years are expected to reach the UK by the summer, officials at Tate & Lyle have said.

Work being done by UK farmers to monitor farmland bird numbers and improve biodiversity should be recognised and celebrated, according to the founder of the country’s biggest farmland bird count.

Health-conscious consumers are being encouraged to put pork on their plates as part of a new campaign to promote its nutritional benefits and affordability.

Farmers are being urged to fortify their farmyards to deter thieves from draining their fuel tanks after diesel thefts more than doubled over the last 12 months.

The Government is being urged to help reverse the downward trend in Britain’s food self-sufficiency on Back British Farming Day