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Covid-19, Brexit and the weather mean farmers are facing their biggest challenges for 50 years

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has branded new research which claims sheep farmers would be better off afforesting their land ‘fundamentally flawed’.

Investors have been urged to be cautious about investing in global meat giant JBS due to it having ‘no action plan’ to deal with indirect suppliers and deforestation.

Vegans who buy milk substitutes are harming the planet and would be better switching to cow’s milk, according to a new study.

Government plans to capture carbon through tree planting will be severely undermined unless radical action is taken to cut emissions from degraded peatlands, according to new analysis from countryside charity CPRE.

Cattle have helped boost numbers of the globally endangered large blue butterfly.

The agricultural supply industry has set out a 30-year plan to help make its part of the food chain more sustainable and meet carbon neutrality targets.

The Government must fund more farmer-led research to ensure the industry becomes more resilient after leaving the EU, says Liz Bowles, associate director for farming and land use at the Soil Association.

In a bid to take farm-to-fork accountability for the £3 billion worth of meat wasted annually, industry has announced a collective ambition to half the amount of wasted meat and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The UK faces a dizzying cocktail of two crises and a challenge hitting simultaneously. Just one of these would be a real test for any Government or nation, but the dark brew of all three will be bitter, says Labour Shadow Defra Secretary Luke Pollard.