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The Environment Agency has reflected on why farm inspections are important and why farmers should see them as ways to identify areas of improvement

Daera's plans to reform the Nutrients Action Programme and improve water quality has been described as a 'backdoor attempt' to reduce flocks and herds by UFU with increased layers of regulation

Around 3,000 applications which were started on January 12 or later will be eligible to be submitted

With a spotlight on the environment and sustainability, and how they works in harmony with agriculture, we spoke to Indra Thillainathan from the Climate Change Committee on what it means for farmers

'It's not the cow, it's the how', says study, as it backs the switch to regenerative practices

Red Tractor said the role would include ensuring assessors and Red Tractor had appropriate training to support farmers

What should farmers look out for when planning or improving what their diversification project has to offer?

Arable farmer Martin Lines said farmers have 'wasted time' by fighting the 'wrong battles' with Government when they should be championing the benefits they provide to society as a whole

The NFU said that with no legislative target for food production, it was the ‘poor relation' in negotiations and believed the Government was wrong to assume farm productivity levels would compensate for the loss of agricultural land

Farmers have argued sheep grazing plays a 'vital role' in controlling the risk of wildfires