Defra

Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael said farmers must keep on campaigning to urge Government that they have made a mistake on Inheritance Tax reforms

Industry welcomes the decision and urges Gov to provide funding

Neither Defra Secretary Steve Reed nor Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner attended one of the landmark agricultural events for farmers

Alastair Leake, Director of Policy at the GWCT’s Allerton Project demonstration farm, reflects on the Spending Review

Defra issues call for evidence looking at increased business investment in the natural environment

A new study said gamekeeping has a vital economic, environmental, and social role in shaping moorlands across England

Government urges farmers to vaccinate cattle against disease

Rural Affairs head Huw Irranca-Davies says he cannot in 'all conscience invite' the disease into the country following Defra's England-wide zone change

Chancellor Rachel Reeves fails to reverse family farm tax but farmers express relief at future funding promises

Body says Defra's whole breed approach puts traditional herds at risk