The cross-party Environment, Foods and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee of the House of Commons has launched a Future of Farming Inquiry. The first evidence session explores the impact of proposed Budget changes to agricultural...
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC)’s campaign for an independent, cross sector UK food security committee, has attracted support from the agri-food industry, politicians and trade bodies. The campaign was launched at...
The Farm Safety Partnership of agricultural trade associations has updated its guidance to ensure compliance with the AIC's Code of Practice for Making Safe Deliveries of Animal Feed to Farms. The AIC published an updated version of...
A group of UK farmer representatives is urging the government to grant a derogation from the three-crop rule in light of the continued wet weather which has severely delayed crop planting. The three-crop rule is a requirement for eligibility for Basic Payments under...
Agriculture industry organisations are unanimous that a no-deal Brexit would be very harmful for the UK agri food sector, its businesses and employment. There has been a flurry of statements as the government tries to force Parliament to choose between the prime...
A group of 14 farming organisations have united to produce a joint statement asking the UK government to provide short-term certainty for the industry, as the time for the UK to leave the EU and its Common Agricultural Policy approaches. The bodies say that all the UK...