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A Government decision to reject an amendment to the Agriculture Bill which would have banned low-standard food imports has highlighted growing divisions among the Conservative Party leadership and its backbenchers on the issu

The Speaker of the House of Commons is set to block a key vote on beefing up the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) this evening.

The cooperative said the rise was on the back of strong business performance and improved market returns but warned there was considerable potential for disruption in the coming months

Agricultural and countryside groups are lobbying Government to make it easier for farmers to temporarily divert footpaths.

Only 19 per cent of farmers plan to fully retire, a new study from the University of Exeter in collaboration with NFU Mutual has found.

Having a ‘how to’ guide written down which details how a farm business operates is a vital piece of the succession jigsaw, a business adviser has claimed.

Now is the ideal time to safeguard cattle productivity over winter by reviewing parasite control given at grass and treating any parasite burdens at housing.

Children are ‘more disconnected than ever’ from food and farming with one in 10 children believing carrots originate in a supermarket, a new survey by Jordans Cereals has revealed.

Wageningen University, at Leeuwarden, in the Netherlands, has installed a cow toilet on its dairy campus.

A farmer and walker have died, with a further person injured, in two separate incidents involving cows and calves.