Unions and farmers have been left feeling frustrated after a new environmental module has been imposed on them by Red Tractor without scrutiny. The 'Greener Farms Commitment' is set to be introduced in April 2024
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Many farmers have welcomed the straightforward nature of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) but criticised the limited information given beyond the first payment
The game shooting community is being asked to prioritise high levels of biosecurity measures and ensure there is critical defence set up against the disease
NFU advises farmers to refer back to the current guidance of the scheme before completing the online checker, to ensure their proposal has the best possible chance of being approved
Jim McMahon stepped down from his role as Shadow Defra Secretary and was replaced by Steve Reed. We asked farmers what do they think of the Croydon North MP.
It is part of Red Tractor's commitment to ‘minimise audit duplication and burden' for farmers
Dog walkers and ramblers have flattened crops at Richard Payne's Somerset arable farm, which costs him between £1,500 and £2,500 each year
Farming Community Network said it hoped the delivery of wellbeing training to bodies such as the Animal and Plant Health Agency and Natural England would lead to more empathetic conversations with farmers
Plans for new electricity infrastructure could result in miles of pylons and overhead cables being installed across thousands of acres of land