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Industry groups have welcomed the news that the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has postponed its ‘reinterpretation’ of the rules surrounding animal health export certificates for 12 months.

Retail giant Waitrose has made farmers and producers the stars of its Christmas campaign as a way of thinking them for all their hard work this year.

A new Agricultural Growth Zone has been created to boost support for Lincolnshire and Rutland’s farming and producing sectors.

Two men who stole more than £350,000 worth of farm equipment from 13 farms have been jailed for almost seven years.

Farming groups have expressed their anger after students at Stirling University voted to have meat and dairy banned from campus food outlets.

The Government has been accused of failing its leading animal welfare facility, leaving UK farming, trade and health facing a ‘significant threat’ from disease, according to a report published this week.

Industry groups have reacted with anger after it was revealed that a leading supermarket has opted to sell imported eggs while UK producers battle to meet demands.

The Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation following the acquisition of veterinary and livestock services company Vorenta Group by official veterinarian specialists Eville & Jones.

The need to achieve global sustainable food production while addressing the ongoing climate emergency took centre stage at COP 27’s Adaptation and Agriculture Day.

Farmers must brace themselves for two years of turmoil, a leading economist has warned, cautioning that the UK could quickly be ‘operating in a recessionary environment’.