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In an opposition debate in Parliament on Tuesday (October 8) Mr Reed said the idea of a commissioner had ‘merit' and there would be an announcement ‘shortly'

NFU Scotland vice president Andrew Connon said: "Any changes to this area of the hard-won milk contract legislation have the potential undermine a crucial cornerstone of the regulations around pricing and exclusivity and act against the best interests of dairy farmers"

Farmer's wife Nicky Maynard, who had breast cancer, has highlighted the importance of going to the GP early

Love British Food’s annual celebration, British Food Fortnight, aims to celebrate British farmers and the organisation’s work to put home-grown produce back on the map. Emily Ashworth finds out more

Tenant Farmers Association said it had been given reassurances from a senior Defra official last week that a decision was imminent

The Campaign for Wool, initiated by King Charles when he was Prince of Wales, aims to educate consumers throughout the Commonwealth about the benefits of wool

On average, profits are predicted to rise to £590/cow. That is according to the annual Milk Cost of Production report by Old Mill and the Farm Consultancy Group

9,000 tonnes of beef were exported in the first six months of the year

FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the union's response covers ‘some of the benefits' which farm assurance schemes provides, but it also covers the ‘inescapable issues' that must be addressed