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What factors are driving rural poverty in the countryside? And how can the Government turn the tide to help farming communities thrive?

Union and Deputy First Minister agree there is still more to do on optional and collaborative layers of the scheme

Ahead of the Holyrood elections in 2026, political representatives have been taken on ‘show and tell’ visits

With customers wanting to know more about where their food comes from, pasture-based farming creates a market for produce with high animal welfare standards and environmental benefits

Trade sectors have warned that post-Brexit meat inspections on UK exports have become 'unsustainable'

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) says it is a ‘stark’ warning of the dangers posed by lower-standard imports

The charity has appointed Dr Martin Grantley-Smith as the new chair of trustees

The Prime Video star expressed his anger for there being no-one in Government who understands farming

With significant challenges and uncertainty facing the sector, Cedric Porter takes a look at the outlook for farming businesses in the coming years

Many factors influence variety choice, but for Scottish farmer Iain Hastie, it was the variety name that sealed the deal when he chose the spring barley Belter last season