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Government-funded project aims to offer farmers route to diversification and business resilience

With recent changes to hemp licensing laws, we investigate what hemp is legally used for in the UK, how to grow it and Governmental policy surrounding the alternative crop

Mr Eustice, originally from a farming background, said he wanted to pursue other opportunities in life

The announcement came just 24 hours after Defra unveiled its ‘improved and expanded' Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer

Mr Gove served as Defra Secretary from June 2017 to July 2019 under former Prime Minister Theresa May

It includes a 2 metre buffer strip and a hedgerow cutting ban from March 1 to August 31

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: "If the next Government gets it right then this huge sector can grow"

This week from Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business

The new BTV-3 Government framework sets out how disease control efforts will focus on movement control of susceptible animals and their germinal products as a precautionary tool to stem spread of the disease, until a safe and effective vaccine