Shadow Defra Secretary committed to short-term badger cull

He said the cull would continue in the short term, adding there was enough reason to see it was a way of 鈥榩reventing transmission'. But he added it was not a 鈥榮ustainable answer to the problem' and wanted to work with farmers to develop the cattle vaccine

06 December 2023 鈥� 2 min read

Labour says will continue with the badger cull 鈥榠n the short term', but it was not a 鈥榮ustainable long term solution' to tackling bTB and the vaccine must get over the line. That was the message from...

Nature Friendly Farming Network unveils its key asks ahead of Welsh and Scottish elections

Farmer-led body says greater consideration for sustainble farming is the only way to safeguard the future of the industry and its members

Jane Thynne

20 February 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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Restore Britain announces 16-point plan to get British farmers 'farming again'

Can the political party, founded by Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, rival not only Nigel Farage's Reform UK, but Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats at the next General Election?

Chris Brayford

19 February 2026 鈥� 4 min read

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EXCLUSIVE - Lynette Steel: "Farming in the UK is under real pressure"

TFA policy adviser Lynette Steel writes on what farmers want from the Farming Roadmap, and how the Government can help to deliver postive change for the sector

Lynette Steel

16 February 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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