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Labour's Defra Secretary Steve Reed said we need to back our farmers to innovate, and adapt and do what the farming sector has always done and that is their 'absolute best for Britain'

NFU advises farmers to refer back to the current guidance of the scheme before completing the online checker, to ensure their proposal has the best possible chance of being approved

Mrs Batters said she would ‘not draw breath' until the Government ‘levelled up' their ambition on the environment and their legislative targets with a focused target on food production

An NFU survey found the British public ranked farmers as one of the most important and well respected professions

Íæż½ã½ã who have secured Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements by the end of October will be paid a proportion of the monies by December

The impact of the pig crisis is continuing to be felt

Jim McMahon stepped down from his role as Shadow Defra Secretary and was replaced by Steve Reed. We asked farmers what do they think of the Croydon North MP.

Company says harvest issues had led to spike in imported potatoes

It comes as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reshuffles his shadow cabinet

Defra has announced its SFI 23 rollout will now be open for applications from September 18.