Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SBBee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of...
Read MoreUS industry ready to drop demand to export chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef in move set to anger British farmersThe United States is expected to push Britain to allow tariff-free access to high-quality American meat as...
Read MoreThousands of farmers descended on Westminster this week, to protest against changes made in last month’s budget over inheritance tax. The government claim that this will affect a small minority of farms. But with slim...
Read MorePM ‘absolutely confident’ that ‘vast majority’ of farms will be exempt as union prepares protests in LondonKeir Starmer has vehemently defended the imposition of inheritance tax on farms, as a new...
Read MoreAreas where farmers provide good habitats show notable increase in butterflies, bees, bats and breeding birdsButterflies, bees and bats are among the wildlife being boosted by England’s nature-friendly farming schemes, new...
Read MoreThousands of children could die after court backs campaign group over GM crop in Philippines, scientists warnScientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop golden rice in...
Read MoreCommon infections will kill millions if drug resistance through misuse of antibiotics is not curbed, says England’s ex-chief medical officerWhat is antimicrobial resistance and how big a problem is it?The Covid-19 pandemic...
Read MoreInspired by French action, British campaigners say they will continue slow tractor protests after Dover roads were blockedFarmers say there will be further French-style blockades following a slow tractor protest at Dover against...
Read MoreExclusive: Figures show hundreds of millions of pounds from promised £2.4bn a year on agriculture not spentThe government has been accused of “breaking its promise” to English farmers, with hundreds of millions...
Read MoreFood and agriculture firms have sent three times as many delegates to the climate summit as last yearLobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at Cop28, with three times...
Read MoreMinette Batters accuses ministers of ‘dereliction of duty’ in failing to ensure safety of agricultural importsBritain is in danger of a “disastrous” food scandal, owing to lax post-Brexit border controls...
Read MoreAgricultural businesses risk closure as figures show government paid only tiny fraction of slashed EU farming subsidiesCuts to post-Brexit farming payments mean farms risk “going out of business” as new figures...
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