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NFU president Minette Batters will today open the union’s annual conference with a call for Government to ‘show global leadership’ on international trade and protect domestic production standards.

New Defra Secretary George Eustice has been told securing a ‘fair Brexit transition’ for farmers must be a top priority, as farm groups set out their key asks of Government for the coming months.

Farm groups have expressed their fury after reports suggested the Government is preparing to break away from EU food safety rules at an upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) summit.

A top Welsh Government official has said the problems associated with developing post-Brexit policy for cross-border farms ‘keep him awake at night’.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø are set to be hit with a double whammy of lower farmgate prices and higher costs of production as a result of the Government’s proposed immigration rules.

A working group set up by the Food and Drink Sector Council has made five recommendations to improve the UK’s agricultural productivity.

In last week’s reshuffle, the Prime Minister appointed a new Farming Minister, Victoria Prentis. But what are her views on food and agriculture? Abi Kay explores.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø are sharing images and videos of flooded land on social media after Storm Dennis battered the UK this weekend.

Long-serving Farming Minister George Eustice has been promoted to Defra Secretary after his former boss, Theresa Villiers, was given the sack.

MPs have been told the Agriculture Bill must contain a sector-specific target to reach net zero emissions by 2040.