NSA chief Phil Stocker on SFI:

NSA chief Phil Stocker on SFI: "We were met with very little hope that funds could be found"

National Sheep Association (NSA) chief executive Phil Stocker shares his thoughts following a meeting on March 17 with Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner and other industry leaders to discuss the closure of SFI

21 March 2025 鈥� 2 min read

The Minister and a senior Defra representative heard some universal criticism of the way the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme had just been halted with no notice last week. READ NOW: Farmers...

Scottish farmers deliver letters to MPs on IHT ahead of the Autumn Budget

All 37 Labour MPs have received letters calling on them to urgently urge the UK Treasury to change their proposed changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT)

Alex Black

21 November 2025 鈥� 2 min read

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Lizzie Hacking: "I met farmers battling not just the elements, but the brutal realities of war"

Conservative Rural Forum chair Lizzie Hacking has written about her recent visit to Ukraine, the challenges Ukrainian farmers face fighting Russia's Vladimir Putin, and why the UK Government should extend tariff-free access for Ukrainian poultry and egg meats until 2029

Lizzie Hacking

21 November 2025 鈥� 3 min read

Politics

Government urged not to leave off-grid rural households behind in the Budget

Calderdale-based heating oil supplier asks that rural off grid households are included in any proposed VAT cuts on domestic energy bills

Mia Willemsen

21 November 2025 鈥� 3 min read

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