Having George Eustice at the cabinet table during such a pivotal time for agriculture will benefit farmers across the whole of the UK, says Andrew RT Davies, Welsh Conservative Shadow Rural Affairs Minister.
There is a threat of ‘significant flooding’ in northern England, as heavy rainfall continues to fall on heavily saturated ground.
²ÝÁñÉçÇø have warned of the catastrophic impact flooding will have on their businesses, after Storm Dennis saw unprecedented rainfall batter UK farms.
²ÝÁñÉçÇø are sharing images and videos of flooded land on social media after Storm Dennis battered the UK this weekend.
Dozens of farmers in Cumbria are facing days without water after a major supply pipe burst during Storm Ciara.
The NFU has said leaving the EU provides England with an opportunity to take a different approach to reducing nitrate pollution.
Green groups have warned the environment could be under threat as cross-compliance provisions fall away in the coming years.
Rural communities have been urged to brace for further chaos as flooding and fallen trees continue to wreak havoc across farms.
²ÝÁñÉçÇø have been encouraged to support this year’s seventh Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC), to showcase the important role of farming in the British countryside.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has warned the Welsh Government that its proposed new water rules may have the ‘perverse outcome’ of making water quality worse.