Climate Change

It is estimated the dairy industry will need to spend £3.9 billion over the next 10 years to improve its climate resilience, which he said worked out at around £500,000 for each farm – or an additional 2.4 pence per litre

Ulster Unionist deputy-leader Robbie Butler said farmers are part of the solution in securing a positive future for the environment and nature

Online editor Emily Ashworth questions the impact a new anti-dairy advert shown in cinemas and mainstream TV channels could have on the nation's health - and the environment

Ms Taylor explained in an online blog why she decided to accept the invitation following the backlash to the composition of the board and its motives

It has been rumoured Defra's budget could be on the ‘chopping block' in the Comprehensive Spending Review

Labour has announced plans to launch its a Food Strategy Advisory Board next week with the aim of building a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable food system in the UK

NI National Sheep Association said with the new SAP, sheep-only farmers are projected to ‘lose a substantial 17% of their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) support’

The Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) grant scheme has been extended until March 2026

Simon Britton, of Knight Frank, said struggling 'upland farmers' could benefit from a redesign of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme but arable and lowland livestock farms may need to 'reconsider expectations'

A Committee report found the approach of Part 1 of the Bill was ‘potentially burdensome and bureaucratic'