Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed the carbon sequestration evidence panel would be reporting its findings to the ministerial roundtable 'anytime soon'
This is a joint role between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Defra
Dorset Council said the publication of its Farm and Rural Estate Strategy, yet to be finalised and approved, could suggest the future direction of its 'specific approach' and 'future management' of the estate
Tauros cattle have been bred from ancient domestic cattle breeds to be as similar as possible to the extinct aurochs
The growing speculation around a cut to the agriculture budget and a potential review of APR, NFU president Tom Bradshaw said was ‘incredibly concerning’
"The unequivocal case for an increased, ring-fenced and multi-annual UK farming budget was made clear once again"
This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Orkney area manager at the RSPB - Sarah Sankey
The Scottish Greens claimed the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 was acting as a 'loophole' in the fox hunting ban. But politicians argued the legislation's licensing scheme had enabled farmers to control predators on farmland
"By sidelining our farmers, we risk jeopardising both our food supply and the rural economy"
This marks The Crown Estate's first acquisition of a rural estate since 2014, and is part of its new rural strategy to create ‘long-term value for the industry'