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Brazilian meat import ban will strengthen trade talks with EU, says Labour MP

Politics

Brazilian meat import ban will strengthen trade talks with EU, says Labour MP

The European Union officially banned most meat and animal product imports from Brazil on September 3 2026

clock 07 October 2026 • 2 min read
"I think the culture has got to change" - Efra chair calls for Defra Ministers to have better oversight of Natural England

Politics

"I think the culture has got to change" - Efra chair calls for Defra Ministers to have better oversight of Natural England

Alistair Carmichael criticised Natural England for its ‘resistance' and sometimes ‘resentment' towards being questioned

clock 07 October 2026 • 5 min read
Uncertainty means farmers cannot plan, says new survey

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Uncertainty means farmers cannot plan, says new survey

More than eight in ten farmers (86%) say policy uncertainty is negatively affecting their farm

clock 07 October 2026 • 2 min read
"Not in the game of trying to second guess the Treasury"- Rural Labour MP hopes PM does the right thing on family farm tax

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"Not in the game of trying to second guess the Treasury"- Rural Labour MP hopes PM does the right thing on family farm tax

MP Ben Goldsborough said there had been a lot of noise around IHT, but questioned whether that meant action

clock 06 October 2026 • 2 min read
Natural Resources Wales must be scrapped alongside Natural England and Environment Agency, says Welsh Conservative MP

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Natural Resources Wales must be scrapped alongside Natural England and Environment Agency, says Welsh Conservative MP

Welsh Conservative Shadow Environment Minister Andrew RT Davies said Natural Resources Wales was 'unfit for purpose'

clock 06 October 2026 • 1 min read
Jeremy Clarkson talks bTB, Defra capability and planning rules as he appears at Conservative Party Conference

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Jeremy Clarkson talks bTB, Defra capability and planning rules as he appears at Conservative Party Conference

clock 05 October 2026 • 2 min read
Conservatives promise major Defra shake up

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Conservatives promise major Defra shake up

Agriculture will be at 'heart of government' once Tories regain power, says Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins

clock 05 October 2026 • 3 min read
SIGN UP to Farmers Guardian's Budget Webinar: What you need to know from the Chancellor's Budget and how your farm business should react

Farm Business

SIGN UP to Farmers Guardian's Budget Webinar: What you need to know from the Chancellor's Budget and how your farm business should react

The webinar is organised in partnership with NFU Mutual and is happening on October 29 (7-8pm)

clock 05 October 2026 • 2 min read
Tories plan to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England in 'bonfire of red tape'

Politics

Tories plan to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England in 'bonfire of red tape'

Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffiths tells the Conservative Party Conference the party will embark on the 'most ambitious deregulation project in a generation'

clock 05 October 2026 • 2 min read
Green Party calls for fairer farmgate pricing as it unveils new food policy

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Green Party calls for fairer farmgate pricing as it unveils new food policy

Conference members back plans to address farming and food costs

clock 03 October 2026 • 3 min read