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Dairy farmers in Wales have said it is unlikely they will sign up to the country’s new Sustainable Farming Scheme as its current terms will ‘inhibit’ production.

A new £70 million scheme that aims to transform the UKs National Park peatlands from carbon sources to carbon sinks has been met with caution by farming groups.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø are facing ‘less scrutiny’ as cost pressures see consumers ditch eco-credentials in favour of lower prices, new research has suggested.

Plans to construct a 1,215-hectare (3,000-acre) solar farm in East Yorkshire have fuelled demands for Defra to make clear its position on land use.

NFU president Minette Batters is urging the Government to revisit UK competition law to ensure greater protection for producers.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø could be left to clear up after fly tippers for the foreseeable future after a Parliamentary Committee branded the Government’s waste crime policy as ‘rubbish’.

Winter rainfall will not be enough to prevent further drought measures being implemented beyond spring 2023, the Environment Agency has warned.

Police are appealing for information after a sheep was found killed and another left for dead after being shot with a crossbow on Deeside in North Wales.

Lamb and butter are the first casualties of the cost of living crisis in the meat and dairy market, as consumers switch to cheaper options.

The NFU has issued a reminder to farmers that a number of livestock systems will be unavailable during the first weekend of November.