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Defra Secretary George Eustice has reinforced food production will be central to future agricultural policy, in a virtual address at the Great Yorkshire Show (GYS).

Plans to rewild an area the size of Dorset in an attempt to restore soil health have been branded ‘unrealistic’ by farmers.

Harrogate’s Great Yorkshire Showground (GYS) may have been eerily quiet this week, but messaging about British food was loud and clear.

Britain’s food production system must transition away from an ‘oversimplified’ growth of commodities, in order to strengthen food security.

Aldi has become the latest retailer to vow ‘never’ to sell chlorinated chicken or hormone-injected beef, as part of its commitment to upholding the UK’s high food standards.

A young farmer with a passion for tractor pulling, the world’s most powerful motorsport, is using her platform as a Miss England Midland’s semi-finalist to promote the world of agriculture.

Farm groups have claimed the Chancellor’s pledge to reduce VAT by 15 per cent for the tourism sector will see agritourism ‘fight back’ post Covid-19.

With Government advice still set on urging the public to avoid mass gatherings due to Covid-19, Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) has taken the ‘difficult’ decision to postpone Open Farm Sunday (OFS) until June 13, 2021.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø across England are set to benefit from simpler and more proportionate penalties for small over-claims of land under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2020.