The announcement came just 24 hours after Defra unveiled its ‘improved and expanded' Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer
The Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth argued that 'a fairer, more ambitious Wales' would only be achieved by having Plaid Cymru voices making the case day in day out at Westminster
It is a deal estimated to be worth around £12 million to the pig sector over the first five years of trade
Farms in Lincolnshire, Essex, Newport, North Yorkshire and Thames Valley have been targeted
Commissioners include Dr Llewellyn, the former vice-chancellor of Harper Adams University, James Withers, ex chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink, Mark Suthern, the chair of Trustees of the Farming Community Network, and a fourth Commissioner whose appointment is in progress
It includes a 2 metre buffer strip and a hedgerow cutting ban from March 1 to August 31
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: "If the next Government gets it right then this huge sector can grow"
Speaking at the Pig and Poultry fair Red Tractor's head of operations, Philippa Wiltshire, stressed lessons were being learned, especially in areas important to farmers — ‘value, audit efficiency and transparency'
Liberal Democrats said they would increase the farming budget by £1 billion a year to support nature-friendly farming and bring down food prices
The new BTV-3 Government framework sets out how disease control efforts will focus on movement control of susceptible animals and their germinal products as a precautionary tool to stem spread of the disease, until a safe and effective vaccine