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 …
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to strengthen state control over agriculture and make all available efforts to increase grain production, as the …
Energy prices, Brexit and climate crisis mean growers lack confidence to plant crops, says NFU deputy Shortages of some fresh fruit and vegetables such as …
Environmental cash incentives part of government scheme to replace EU common agricultural policy Farmers are to receive additional payments of up to £1,000 a year …
George Eustice warns against scrapping post-Brexit subsidies aimed at improving biodiversity and meeting climate targets A former environment secretary has urged the UK government not …
Experts warn of current and future impact of drought as ministers are expected to make official declaration England is likely to be declared officially in …
If we can’t dramatically cut meat consumption then intensive ‘factory farming’ may be comparatively less risky, say authors The industrial farming of animals such as …
NFU and Green Alliance at loggerheads over timing of post-Brexit Environmental Land Management schemes There will be a “substantial gap” in UK agriculture’s efforts to …
Minette Batters says industry is in crisis because of government failures over staff shortages, Brexit red tape and cheap imports The government has shown a …
Food and Agriculture Organization says most plastics are burned, buried or lost after use The “disastrous” way in which plastic is used in farming across …