UK traders will now be able to export poultry to South Africa for the first time in eight years
Defra says development of drought and disease resistant crops will help reduce costs for farmers
Defra estimated an ASF outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million
"Bluetongue can have serious consequences for farmers"
Mr Ireland also said clauses in tenancy agreements for ‘agricultural use only' must change as they do not fit with the ‘entrepreneurial' ambition of tenants
NFU president Tom Bradshaw warned the Farming Minister that in light of the £358 million pound underspend of the farming budget, Defra was a department ‘very close to failure' if it was not careful
The Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner attended the 51AVÊÓƵTenancy Forum for the first time since being elected into Government
The Tenant Farmers Association has put forward a number of complaints to the council's senior management team
Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner shares his thoughts following a meeting with G20 Agriculture Ministers in Brazil
Chief executive of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Christopher Price said: "In May, the previous Government promised £3m to support the creation of new and mobile abattoirs though the Farming Investment Fund. Since then we have heard nothing"