NFU’s director of strategy asked for review of EU-derived protections as part of post-Brexit loosening of rules The National Farmers’ Union lobbied to increase the …
From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking both to the past …
Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change while also reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas far …
Reduction in yields means UK will be dependent on imports for wheat in coming year and possibly beyond Record-breaking rain in recent months has drastically …
India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state has become a positive example of the benefits of natural farming, a process of using organic matter as fertilizers and …
Farmers on tractors converged on Westminster on Monday, 25 March, in a protest against “substandard imports and dishonest labelling” they warn threatens food security.
Thousands of farmers and their families across Nepal celebrated an annual paddy festival by planting rice, splashing in the muddy fields and enjoying a special …
New York’s fledgling marijuana market doesn’t have enough licensed retailers to sell the 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms) of cannabis grown by farmers in the state
Leader targets traditionally Tory voters in ‘persuasive and coherent’ address at NFU conference about value of sector and its challenges UK politics live – latest …
Farmers’ union president Minette Batters to say ‘volatility, uncertainty and instability are greatest risks to farm businesses’ “The clock is ticking” to support Britain’s farmers …
Exclusive: In address to NFU conference on Tuesday, Labour leader will make his pitch to the rural community Keir Starmer will promise farmers a closer …
Fewer than 2,000 farms have applied to sustainable farming scheme replacing EU system in England Farmers may miss out on thousands of pounds after government …
Farmers across New Zealand have taken to the streets in their tractors to protest government plans to tax cow burps and other greenhouse gas emissions, …
Exclusive: Donation is believed to be the largest single donation towards helping solve the problem of uncorrected blurry vision MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and …
Exclusive: Natasha Pencil and Aisha Jade, co-organisers of the new event, discuss British agriculture’s race problem, the power of growing your own and battling gentrification
‘Sustainability incentive’ aims to cut emissions on farms of its 8,900 European members, including in UK The dairy co-operative Arla Foods has announced it will …
Prominent members of farmers’ union express dismay after comments by Minette Batters Farmers are threatening to quit the National Farmers’ Union after its leader said …
Defra accused of ‘all-out attack’ on environment by wildlife groups The government is to scrap the “Brexit bonus” which would have paid farmers and landowners …
England’s spheres of flattened land are under fresh scrutiny as global grain prices skyrocket More than 40 football pitches’ worth of arable land has been …
Hard-up producers replace wheatfields and vineyards with a more lucrative, drought-resistant crop They’re calling it green gold, the cash crop that could rescue one of …
Agricultural waste outstrips sewage as the main danger – and activists blame the ex-environment secretary’s cuts to farm inspections Liz Truss is responsible for farmers …
Leaked documents predict crop failure rates of up to 50% as water companies resist calls to prioritise food production Experts have warned of widespread crop …
Fears of future threats to food security if more extreme heat caused by climate crisis hits production The UK heatwave has caused fruit and vegetables …
Livestock owners are trialling the idea of bringing herds indoors to the shade to protect milk production and animals’ welfare A growing number of UK …
A Native American tribe in Oregon is assessing its legal options after the U.S. government said it would release water from a federally operated reservoir …
War means ‘breadbasket of the world’ faces unprecedented difficulty sowing, harvesting and exporting wheat and other produce How war in Ukraine is affecting food supply …
Rising costs linked to higher gas prices mean greater risks and could lead to lower production British food producers are facing surging prices for fertiliser, …
NFU president tells conference ministers have no understanding of how food production works Food producers have said the challenges they face are “the toughest in …
New advice issued in partnership with Natural Resources Wales designed to help people enjoy countryside Ask trespassers if they are lost, install gates rather than …
Minette Batters decries trade deal with Australia and New Zealand The president of the National Farmers’ Union has accused the government of using British food …
Abattoir labour shortages have led to backlog, meaning healthy pigs are killed without being sold for meat The national pig herd has lost-one tenth of …
Farmers, cattle-breeders, hunters and opposition supporters have descended on Spain’s capital of Madrid to protest environmental and economic policies by Spain’s left-of-center government that they …
Four years after a new post-Brexit payments system was promised by ministers, confusion leaves bid to improve biodiversity in limbo Farmers are putting off planting …
George Eustice tells sector facing margins cut to bone by supermarkets they should demand higher incomes Farmers must “stand their ground” on price inflation and …
Nature recovery schemes are part of post-Brexit subsidies overhaul, but eco campaigners are sceptical Farmers in England will be given taxpayers’ cash to rewild their …
Farmers tell NFU conference of concerns about labour shortages and accuse government of not listening Farmers have accused the government of failing to listen to …
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are clearing protest sites along the capital’s fringes and returning home, drawing an end to their year-long demonstrations against …
Environmental groups say scheme falls far short of farming reforms promised after Brexit Farmers will be paid for looking after England’s soils for the first …