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Delays in the rollout of the Government’s Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) are down to a deliberate policy of ‘listening, learning and improving’, Defra has revealed.

Landlords resuming land from tenants to plant trees under a disputed notice to quit will not be eligible for funding through the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO), Defra has confirmed.

Emergency grants of up to £1,000 are being made available to farmers whose properties have been hit by recent storms, an agricultural charity has announced.

Farmers eager to deliver humanitarian aid to Ukraine are calling on officials to provide guidelines to help supplies get to those in need.

Farmers from across the UK are working hard to help deliver crucial aid to the people of Ukraine.

The council leader at the centre of a row over plans to serve only plant-based menus at official events has hit back, saying it was the right thing to do in response to growing concerns regarding health and the environment.

News that cash set aside for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund is set to be tripled, has been welcomed by the sector.

The Government has been accused of abandoning farmers and showing disregard for the UK’s impressive animal health record, following the signing of a new trade agreement with New Zealand.

An alliance of environmental groups has launched a three-point attack on the Government, following the publication of its latest air pollution figures.

We are living in an ‘age of economic uncertainty’ that could see things get worse for farmers before they get better, a leading economist has warned.