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MPs are set to debate controversial plans to significantly limit grazing on Dartmoor following claims Natural England is attempting to rewild the iconic landscape 鈥渂y the backdoor鈥�.

A blast of much-needed sunshine has brought with it a sense of optimism and welcome relief to those in the midst of lambing.

More than 拢40m of funding is being made available to farmers to help manage slurry storage and store water more efficiently.

Cauliflower growers have warned of shortages on supermarket shelves after freezing temperatures in December and January wiped out 40 per cent of the UK鈥檚 crop.

From 2025 UK cattle farmers could be required by the Government to feed their stock methane suppressants in a bid to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and hit net zero by 2050.

Farm assurance body Red Tractor has bit back at claims published in The Times newspaper that said its members are 鈥渕ore likely to pollute the environment鈥� than non-assured farms.

A new 拢18 million capital grant scheme to help safeguard rare and threatened species from extinction, has been launched by Natural England.

The four leading UK farming unions have issued a joint statement demanding the Government address their concerns over food security and the end of the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry scheme (ETII).

Access to financing plus greater guidance and support will be key if UK farmers are to achieve the goal of carbon net zero by 2050, a new cross-industry report explains.

After taking over Hope Farm in 2000, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is using the land as a testbed to demonstrate how farmers can transition to more nature-friendly practices while remaining commercially profitable.