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The Royal Countryside Fund celebrated 15 years of supporting farmers and rural communities on Monday (March 17)

Kirsty Leigh is a fourth-generation farmer from Wolverley in Worcestershire. She writes about her family farm business, the support and guidance she has received so far, and the importance of butchers and genetics

Social Security and Disability Secretary Stephen Timms confirmed the statistics of on-farm inspections undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in England, Scotland and Wales since 2019

Lisa Smart, Lib Dem MP for Hazel Grove and Party spokesperson on Home Affairs, said it was 'unacceptable' that the Government's Crime and Policing Bill had not once addressed rural crime

Animal feed manufacturer AB Agri was fined £566,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,410 after blender operative Bartosz Gaj sustained a life-changing injury at work

The Government has pulled the rug out from under farmers across England, according to Alastair Carmichael

Mr Lines, chief executive of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, writes about Defra’s sudden SFI closure, how farm support payments are 'failing' farmers, the urgent action needed and why farmers cannot wait 18 months

Have 'keyboard warriors' played a role in influencing Ms Gougeon's decision to stand down from politics in 2026?

Mr Dungait is a tenant farmer from Morpeth in Northumberland and former chair of NYFC. He writes about why farmers feel hurt and betrayed since Labour came to power, his time in NFYFC and why he wants to enter politics

NatureScot will be provided with nearly £1m in support from Scottish Government to help prevent sea eagle predation on farms in Scotland, but will it be enough?