Defra Secretary commits to facilitating a meeting between Chancellor Rachel Reeves and UK farming unions, says UFU

UFU president William Irvine said once all the facts were laid out on the table, it seemed the negative impact that the budget changes will have on NI started to 'hit home'

11 December 2024 鈥� 2 min read

Ulster Farmers' Union said the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Reed has made a commitment to facilitate a meeting between the Chancellor and UK farming unions. Agricultural Property Relief UFU...

EXCLUSIVE - George Freeman: "The real risk posed by the Government's shotgun licensing proposal is not to public safety, but to our rural way of life"

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman writes on why Labour's reforms to shotgun licensing are 'misguided'. Instead, he argues why the shooting industry plays a crucial role in the heartlands of farming communities, the rural economy, to rural conservation, and people's enjoyment of country sports

George Freeman

11 December 2025 鈥� 4 min read

Politics

Moving in the right direction on livestock worrying legislation

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Katie Jones

11 December 2025 鈥� 2 min read

Politics

Dover port officials see same vans 'over and over' bringing in illegal meat

Baroness Hayman has said she hoped the SPS agreement with the EU should help tackle the influx of illegal imports as she admitted Dover port facilities were 鈥榩oor鈥�

Alex Black

10 December 2025 鈥� 2 min read

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