Steve Barclay

"Politics has not worked for farmers in a very long time"

Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Barclay provided his thoughts on the next Conservative Party leader

"The joy, fun and satisfaction of farming is disappearing"

In an exclusive for Farmers Guardian, Steve Barclay says that Labour simply do not understand food and farming

Sir Mark Spencer said Labour needs to understand how 'devastating' it could be if it imposed an inheritance tax on agricultural estates and property

Report accuses Government of issuing 17 cull licences despite leading Natural England scientist saying the action could not be 'justified'

Professor Simon Pearson says latest announcement would 'drive productivity'

The extension will mean 43,000 visas will be available to the horticulture sector in 2025, with another 2,000 visas for poultry

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said Steve Barclay had been clear the Government would continue the BPS phase-out, and the union are considering how hard they are prepared to ‘fight' on the issue

With the focus on landlord-tenant relationships at the NFU tenant conference, some farmers felt more needed to be done to tackle bad practice by landlords and their land agents