solar energy

Suffolk County Council said Mr Miliband has potentially set a 'dangerous precedent' by giving the solar farm development

Conservative MP Robbie Moore said he was concerned that the Energy and Net Zero Secretary had not listened to rural and farming communities after providing the green light for three solar farm developments in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire

Arla Food's UK agricultural director Paul Dover said with Government backing, 'our farmers who work tirelessly to produce our food, can also help secure the future of our energy'

The Scottish farming Union said the deal could provide farmers and crofters with an additional income stream for farmers and crofters

The Energy Security Secretary has told parliament that the best agricultural land must be protected for food security

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

New petition urges Government to save land for food production and nature protection

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has dismissed a document setting out the Department for the Economy’s (DfE) plans for a Renewable Electricity Support Scheme

The Sturdy family, who are tenant farmers from Yorkshire said their ‘heart sank' after being told an appeal had been lodged against a decision to block a solar farm being developed on half of their farm