Defra

Almost one-quarter of family businesses have cut jobs or paused recruitment since the Autumn Budget

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

Will new funding be enough to support farming and rural communities from crime?

Jason Hollands, of wealth management firm Evelyn Partner, said another area that could be subject to an 'overhaul' was the lifetime gifting regime

RPA chief executive Paul Caldwell said he leaves the agency in a 'great position' to further maximise grant-making and deliver for its customers

On today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown gives the latest on the first case of avian flu found in a single sheep in Yorkshire, the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Slovakia – where the disease has been found on three separate farms, and the Tenant Farmers Association's call on Defra to allow 'in-flight' SFI applications to be processed

Mr Juniper, former president of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts and adviser to King Charles, has been reappointed as chair of Natural England for a third term

Dr Meera Chand, emerging infection lead at the UK Health Security Agency, said: "Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)"

Slovakia has joined Germany and Hungary in losing its foot-and-mouth free status

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