"We know how much of a loss this will be for everyone who has grown up with Dairyland in their childhood"
FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the union's response covers ‘some of the benefits' which farm assurance schemes provides, but it also covers the ‘inescapable issues' that must be addressed
The chair of Labour's Climate and Environment Forum Baroness Young said she hoped the ‘multi-functional' land use framework would be operationally ‘sustainable'
Defra estimated an ASF outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million
This marks The Crown Estate's first acquisition of a rural estate since 2014, and is part of its new rural strategy to create ‘long-term value for the industry'
Tenant Farmers Association chief executive George Dunn said it was a ‘huge frustration' that after years of ‘financial mismanagement' by Peterborough City Council it has decided to get rid of a ‘significant area' of its farms estate
"Bluetongue can have serious consequences for farmers"
Ten dairy farmers in Dumfries and Galloway and two in Ayrshire have been given 12 months' notice
"The report clearly shows that crofting not only delivers economically, but also for the environment, land management, community, health and for culture"