Emma Reynolds to unveil plans to 'level the playing field' as smaller farms given first opportunity to access support
Succession planning, strategic clarity and sharper scrutiny of business performance are set to be the priorities for farmers and landowners in 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, NFU President Tom Bradshaw reflects on the past 12 months and the farming sector’s future in the coming year.
In what has been a turbulent year in agriculture, the FG team take a look back on the biggest events of the year. But, of course, it is the people that make agriculture, so who scoops this year's favourite feature?
Dame Angela Eagle sets out her vision for farming and says SFI will be 'simpler and fairer' with more farmers able to benefit
Jon Watt is a 28-year-old tenant and contract farmer, running a 180-hectare arable and beef farming business in Suffolk with his father
Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckly said the schemes the Government inherited needed reform
Emma Reynolds insists Labour is listening to farmers but there is no mention of Inheritance Tax rethink
Defra says the scheme is a 'new and improved' offer that will support a range of land types and farm businesses
Study coincides with calls from farming groups for Defra to get to grips with farm support policies