Defra

'Landmark' plan builds on Baroness Minette Batters' review with the former NFU president urging Government and industy to 'make it happen'

The Countryside Alliance has criticised the Prime Minister and his Government for failing to 'renew the bond' of respect between the countryside and MPs

Nominations for a leadership contest will start on July 9

Former Natural England adviser says she wants farming to work more collaboratively as she announces 'harmony' as theme for 2027

The new SPS Agreement is due to be introduced mid 2027, although Defra say this is an 'ambitious' target

Farmers Guardian's chief reporter says the new Farming Minister must quickly move away from the niceties of the meet and greets and in his own words ‘get to work'

After a decade of political let downs and disappointments, agricultural voices are now questioning what government support actually means

The former NFU president said Defra did not have the ‘commercial expertise and acumen' needed right now to appropriately address food security

The third Farming Minister under this Labour Government has been criticised by opposition for failing to speak out on farming issues

Defra has confirmed an increased funding limit for the Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies fund