Former Natural England adviser says she wants farming to work more collaboratively as she announces 'harmony' as theme for 2027
The new SPS Agreement is due to be introduced mid 2027, although Defra say this is an 'ambitious' target
Farmers Guardian's chief reporter says the new Farming Minister must quickly move away from the niceties of the meet and greets and in his own words ‘get to work'
After a decade of political let downs and disappointments, agricultural voices are now questioning what government support actually means
The former NFU president said Defra did not have the ‘commercial expertise and acumen' needed right now to appropriately address food security
The third Farming Minister under this Labour Government has been criticised by opposition for failing to speak out on farming issues
Defra has confirmed an increased funding limit for the Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies fund
Writing for Farmers Guardian, Ms Reynolds sets out her vision for the forthcoming Sustainable Farming Incentive as Window 1 opens on later this month
Dame Angela Eagle has been made Security Minister
Livestock farmers see 10% increase in livestock output while cropping falls by 3.1% to £11.4 billion