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Tenant ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Association said it had been given reassurances from a senior Defra official last week that a decision was imminent

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

The chair of Labour's Climate and Environment Forum Baroness Young said she hoped the ‘multi-functional' land use framework would be operationally ‘sustainable'

This marks The Crown Estate's first acquisition of a rural estate since 2014, and is part of its new rural strategy to create ‘long-term value for the industry'

Tenant ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Association chief executive George Dunn said it was a ‘huge frustration' that after years of ‘financial mismanagement' by Peterborough City Council it has decided to get rid of a ‘significant area' of its farms estate

"The report clearly shows that crofting not only delivers economically, but also for the environment, land management, community, health and for culture"

"It has been a living hell for our family"

'The reality is that the public and other businesses do not know what we do. And to be honest, why should they?'

NFU president Tom Bradshaw warned the Farming Minister that in light of the £358 million pound underspend of the farming budget, Defra was a department ‘very close to failure' if it was not careful

New guide will offer breeding companies insight into water and emissions efficiencies