NFU has warned that rising tensions in the Middle East could increase fertiliser and diesel costs for UK farmers, raising concerns about food price inflation.

A Wiltshire farming partnership has been ordered to pay more than £18,000 after two slurry pollution incidents contaminated tributaries of the Bristol Avon.

A tribunal hearing this week will decide whether campaigners can gain access to records detailing pesticide use on farms.

The Home Office has granted a one-year extension allowing overseas sheep shearers to work in the UK after warnings that millions of sheep could go unshor.

The British Lion mark remains the UK’s most recognised food assurance label, with awareness reaching 80%, new research shows.

Farms and rural landholdings in Scotland could face higher business rates after the government confirmed plans to remove sporting rates relief.

Cereal growers will soon have access to a new digital tool designed to help manage barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV).

Wales’ red meat industry has unveiled a new four-year strategy aimed at boosting sales, strengthening sustainability and expanding the global reputation.

Police have recovered stolen vehicles and agricultural machinery worth more than £850,000 after uncovering a suspected rural “chop shop” in Essex.

Labour MPs and countryside campaigners are urging the government to introduce a national rural plan as soaring oil prices and rising living costs place.

Defra has cut around 15% of its workforce in the past year, with further reductions planned as MPs warn the department risks losing vital expertise.

Farmers are being targeted by scammers posing as road workers who offer cheap pothole repairs before demanding up to £12,000 ...