Baroness Kate Rock said with many of the responses from the Government packed into the Farm Tenancy forum, a lot was resting on its success, adding that the sector needed to start seeing ‘proactive thoughtful support'
The Government rejected the committee's calls to establish a 'National Working Group on Suicide Prevention' specific to agricultural and veterinary occupations
The union urged the Department for Transport to accelerate the process of returning land to former landowners, adding the longer the delay, the greater the chance of issues arising
The Government hoped the feed products would enter the market from 2025
On Tuesday (October 24), the EFRA Committee will question Therese Coffey MP on the implementation of Environmental Land Management schemes, risks from avian flu, possible poultry vaccination and the 'serious difficulties facing tenant farmers'
The Tenant Farmers Association said each week it was hearing from a ‘growing number' of farmers losing access to tenanted land or being told their Farm Business Tenancies would not be renewed
Unions and farmers have been left feeling frustrated after a new environmental module has been imposed on them by Red Tractor without scrutiny. The 'Greener Farms Commitment' is set to be introduced in April 2024
The NFU Cymru president, Aled Jones said the dairy industry seems to run on fuel called ‘hope it gets better' but the ‘tank is on red'. That was his message after he updated his milk projection forecast for the next 12 months
The latest Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) study has provoked anger as food production omitted from Shortage Occupation List
NFU Cymru wants the Welsh Government and Westminster to commit to providing long term funding arrangements which reflect the modern day cost to Welsh farmers of producing food, enhancing the environment and tackling climate change