New Defra Ministerial team confirm responsibilities

Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner will focus predominantly on farming including Environmental Land Management Schemes, food security, animal welfare including TB, as well as trade and helping to drive innovation within the sector

29 July 2024 鈥� 1 min read

Defra have announced the responsibilities of their new ministerial top team, who will work alongside the Defra Secretary Steve Reed and Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner. It...

From the editor: More worrying news for dairy farmers

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Katie Jones

02 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Politics

Scottish Election 2026 - Claire McLaren: 'We will give farmers the confidence and certainty they need'

Scottish Liberal Democrats candidate Claire McLaren is standing for Perthshire North and the Mid Scotland and Fife region at the Scottish Election. She writes on how the party will support farmers and rural communities

Claire McLaren

02 April 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Politics

Iran war - Ann Davies: "For farmers, this goes beyond heating bills. When the prices rise, they directly threaten livelihoods"

Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies said rural communities cannot be an afterthought for Government as events in the Middle East start to affect farmers' living standards and their businesses

Ann Davies

01 April 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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