Potential NAP threat to sustainable food production
The Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) could make food production less sustainable, warns Scottish Agronomy.…
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Action plan for pesticides not aligned with SFI closures suggests NFU
With the focus of the long overdue UK Pesticides National Action Plan on increasing IPM…
Defra suspends SFI scheme applications
With little warning, Defra has suspended all new SFI applications with immediate effect. No new…
NFU President warns ‘Government will reap what it sows’
The devastating impact on farming families and the nation’s food security from the family farm…
£2.65bn funding boost for flood defence
As part of the Plan for Change, the Government is committing a record two-year investment…
OBR questions IHT change claim
The Treasury’s claim that the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) will raise £500m has been…
IHT impact revealed by survey
According to AHDB analysis, over three-quarters of farms in England and Scotland of 50 hectares…
Funding for farmer-led trials confirmed
The long-awaited ADOPT fund will launch this spring, but the government has not confirmed if…
Government says payments demonstrate farming commitment
The Government says an injection of more than £343 million into the rural economy in…
Defra and Chancellor defiant as demo begins
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural…