Farmers could be in danger of holding firearms illegally as licensing delays reach an ’untenable’ level. 

Co-operatives could be essential in helping to create sustainable local food systems in Wales.

Contracts worth £34.5 million have been offered by the UK Government to companies to train up to 11,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, in a move welcomed by farm chiefs.

Farmers will absolutely not be penalised for early adoption of environmental schemes in the transition between old to new, Defra Minister Victoria Prentis has said. 

It is time for the ‘bullying tactics’ and power imbalance in the dairy supply chain between farmers and processors to end.

Two new support services tailored for the farming community have been launched by the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) in light of ’worrying’ low levels of mental well-being. 

Mandatory labelling needed to be clear, comparative and ‘multi-criteria’ to allow consumers to make sustainable choices but the current system was not delivering.

The retailer has announced it will ditch ’Use-By’ dates on milk packaging in favour of the ’sniff test’ to help consumers reduce their food waste. 

Plans by TV star and farmer Jeremy Clarkson to turn a redundant lambing shed into a restaurant to sell farm produce have been rejected by councillors. 

The Prince of Wales’ charitable foundation has submitted plans to create a new farming school in Scotland to encourage more people to embark on agricultural careers.