Defra

Deputy First Minister says schemes will help build on-farm resilience for future generations

Mr Ireland also said clauses in tenancy agreements for ‘agricultural use only' must change as they do not fit with the ‘entrepreneurial' ambition of tenants

Free online platform reveals results of annual Survey of Crop Pests and Diseases since 1970

NFU president Tom Bradshaw warned the Farming Minister that in light of the £358 million pound underspend of the farming budget, Defra was a department ‘very close to failure' if it was not careful

"The joy, fun and satisfaction of farming is disappearing"

The Orkney & Shetland MP says he will be 'first in the queue' to let Government know if it is not doing what it should

The Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner attended the Farm Tenancy Forum for the first time since being elected into Government

The Tenant Farmers Association has put forward a number of complaints to the council's senior management team

Graham Redman, partner at agribusiness consultants The Andersons Centre said the business aspect of farming was pressing on the farming community ‘even more so than ever before', and he urged farmers to look beyond the headline figures on Government environmental schemes, which he said could look appealing but came with ‘obligations' and ‘costs'

Cumbrian sheep farmer and author James Rebanks reflects on his decision to turn down the invite to apply for a non-executive director at Defra