Agricultural transition has 'lurched from one crisis to another'

Responding to Defra putting on hold 76 capital grant items, NFU deputy president David Exwood said: "The messaging of this is confusing 鈥� farmers and growers are being asked to adopt measures to improve the environment but have been left in the lurch without access to the key grant schemes which will enable them to do this"

28 November 2024 鈥� 2 min read

The whole agricultural transition has lurched from one crisis to another. This is only the latest scenario where Defra has failed to provide clarity and certainty. READ NOW: Defra confirms some capital...

'Facts are being ignored' - Countryside in uproar over plans to ban trail hunting

Before Christmas, the Government announced plans to ban trail hunting as part of its new Animal Welfare Strategy. However, the Countryside Alliance said it will not give up the fight to save the activity which is deep-rooted in tradition and vital to the rural economy