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Rural groups have warned the Government is still ‘failing to understand the rural economy’ as Defra announced a further £110 million in funding.

Thousands of Environment Agency workers in England are to strike for a further a four days over pay later this month, following weeks of disruption as staff opted out of ‘on call’ duties.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø are being offered £44 million to help tackle pollution, as part of the Government’s new £1.6 billion Plan for Water.

TV and radio presenter Rylan Clark has landed a role on rural drama The Archers as part of the BBC’s coverage of this year’s Eurovision coverage.

Concerns have been raised regarding the impact the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will have on domestic agriculture with the RSPCA describing it as a ‘nail in the coffin for animal welfare standards’.

Rural campaigners have accused Wiltshire Police of ‘blatant discrimination’ after the force banned officers with links to hunting from joining its Rural Crime Team.

A farm at the centre of an undercover animal cruelty video has been targeted by protesters who laid flowers in memory of its ‘victims’.

A new £18 million capital grant scheme to help safeguard rare and threatened species from extinction, has been launched by Natural England.

Food scandals from almost 40 years ago are still affecting consumer buying trends, a new survey has revealed.

The four leading UK farming unions have issued a joint statement demanding the Government address their concerns over food security and the end of the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry scheme (ETII).