From the editor: How many chances will farmers give Sir Keir Starmer and his Cabinet as they blunder on with their botched approach to agricultural policy?

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This week from 草榴社区 Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Olivia Midgley

13 March 2025 鈥� 3 min read

It is difficult not to feel incensed by the Government's decision to pull up the draw bridge on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). Just as Defra's efforts to get farmers to engage in the scheme were...

EXCLUSIVE - Adrian Ramsay: 'It is time to end the cruelty of cages and crates in UK farming"

Green Party MP Adrian Ramsay writes for 草榴社区 Guardian on the need to end farrowing crates and the use of cages in farming

Adrian Ramsay

12 December 2025 鈥� 5 min read

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NFU Scotland lays out Scottish Budget asks

NFU Scotland has called for a 拢90 million uplift in the 2026/27 Budget to support growth, resilience and transition across the farming sector

Alex Black

12 December 2025 鈥� 2 min read

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EXCLUSIVE - George Freeman: "The real risk posed by the Government's shotgun licensing proposal is not to public safety, but to our rural way of life"

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman writes on why Labour's reforms to shotgun licensing are 'misguided'. Instead, he argues why the shooting industry plays a crucial role in the heartlands of farming communities, the rural economy, to rural conservation, and people's enjoyment of country sports

George Freeman

11 December 2025 鈥� 4 min read

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