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Staffordshire County Council’s acting leader Martin Murray said the local authority's new policy statement will stop county farms from being sold or developed for non-farming practices

The Scottish Tenant Farmers Association is calling for the sale of Tulchan Estate in Moray to be delayed until the concerns of tenant farmers have been addressed regarding their pre-emptive right to buy

The legislation, which received Royal Assent in October, will be implemented in three phases

Speaking at the NFU’s Tenant Farmer conference in Malvern last week, farmers shared their worries for the sector as financial difficulties, mental health and changing policy burden them

Rural Landlords are being urged to make sure they are ready for the implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act, which has now received Royal Assent

Scottish Land and Estates says compensation rules may deter landlords from offering contracts

Former RHASS head Alan Laidlaw takes on role promising to improve fairness for tenants and landlords

The TFA chief executive writes on anti-livestock falsehoods in climate change commentary, why Net Zero policy should be informed by evidence and truthful analysis, and why tenants have been taken for granted in solar farm schemes

Emma and Rob Sturdy said they must now accept that 110 acres (44 hectares) of farmland will be taken from them to make way for solar infrastructure