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    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      UK fishing
      UK fishing industry gets green light to hire more overseas workers

      The sector is struggling with labour shortages and post-Brexit export regulations

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      ‘Dysfunctional’ Whitehall ministry struggles with workload, say officials

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs hit by added post-Brexit responsibilities and turnover of ministers

    • Friday, 7 April, 2023
      UK fishing
      Chip shops battered by cost of cod put fried shark back on menu

      UK fishing boats will be able to land Northeast Atlantic spur dog — or ‘rock salmon’ — after sustainability levels recover

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      Climate change
      UK government ‘strikingly unprepared’ for global warming

      Climate advisers’ report critical of progress and identifies multiple failures

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      UK immigration
      UK supermarkets to fund audits on farms to prevent worker exploitation

      Move comes after warnings that the recruitment process was exposing Asian migrants to exploitation

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Fishing industry
      Record fish deaths prompt call for halt to expansion of Scottish salmon farming

      MSPs seek pause in aquaculture growth over environmental and welfare concerns as mortality doubles

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Upland farmers lose hope for Brexit dividend

      Leaving the Common Agricultural Policy was meant to herald a new era

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      UK faces heightened risk of carrot and leek shortages, warns NFU

      Farming group’s chief says extreme weather and higher input costs increase chances of empty shelves after salad crunch

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Wilting support for the Tories in farming areas reflects neglect

      As supermarkets ration salad, agriculture needs help from a government that cares

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      UK minister booed by farmers as fruit and vegetable shortages widen

      Thérèse Coffey tells NFU conference egg production drop not caused by market failure, while Tesco announces rationing

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      UK salad shortages to last ‘for weeks’, retailers warn

      British Retail Consortium’s forecast comes as Asda and Morrisons ration purchases of fruit and vegetables

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Special ReportCircular Economy
      Droughts trigger water-saving debates in rainy regions

      Farmers are intensely aware of the challenges in conserving water supplies

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Judith Evans
      Farmers are caught in England’s post-Brexit identity crisis

      Finances are in peril, with new funding to replace EU-style subsidies still at an early stage of development

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      UK boosts payments for farmers after low uptake of post-Brexit scheme

      Government to increase funding to landowners in England under environment protection programme

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      UK fishing
      Sustainability campaigners criticise UK-EU fishing deal

      Stocks of cod, whiting and herring are being overfished, warn environmental groups

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Food security
      UK at risk of food supply crisis, farmers’ leader warns

      NFU head says ministers have been slow in responding to her concerns

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      Turkeys dying too fast for farmers to get compensation, MPs told

      Trade group chief notes ‘worst bird flu outbreak that we’ve seen’

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
      Fresh overhaul of UK post-Brexit farm payments sparks anger

      Those attending Defra meeting criticise simplification of payment schemes and new uncertainty

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      Christmas poultry felled by UK’s worst-ever bird flu outbreak

      Butchers left without free-range supplies for festive period because of strain that is ‘growing exponentially’

    • Sunday, 30 October, 2022
      Brexit
      UK farmers say exports will be hit by post-Brexit regulation

      Industry groups urge agriculture minister to reconsider new rule on meat products

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Sarah Langford
      The reinvention of farming has come too far to be threatened now

      Government must realise that regenerative agriculture is here to stay

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
      Deregulation is no short-cut to creating world-class industries

      The Netherlands’ amazing success in high-tech farming shows complying with EU rules can be a competitive advantage

    • Sunday, 25 September, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Ministers review post-Brexit green subsidy plan for farmers

      A return to EU-style payments based on land area is among the options

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Food Prices
      Farmers warn of winter food shortages in Europe

      Price rises across wide range of products predicted as output is cut over surging energy costs

    • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
      InterviewUK trade
      UK trade minister says Australia and New Zealand deal anxieties ‘misplaced’

      Anne-Marie Trevelyan assures safeguards will protect farmers despite worries about cheap meat imports

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