The code has been introduced at a time when tenants in the north of England are facing notices to quit by estates as a result of 'inheritance tax planning', as well as poor collaboration around the Landscape Recovery project
MP Graham Stuart said it had been an 'enormous joy and privilege' to serve as minister and looks forward to fighting and winning his seat later this year
The 'River Wye Action Plan' will offer £35m in grant support for on-farm poultry manure combustors in the Wye Special Area of Conservation catchment to facilitate the export of poultry manure to where it is needed
NSA's chief executive Phil Stocker said he was seeing a 'breakdown in traditional sheep farming and grazing practices', adding with holdings becoming unviable and tenants often not having the opportunity to benefit from the schemes that land is being entered to
The chair of the review, David Fursdon said while he was 'pleased' to see the Government supporting many of the reviews' recommendations, now was the time for those responsible for the future of Dartmoor to 'come together in an open and transparent way'
This week from Farmers Guardian chief reporter Rachael Brown (April 12)
Defra's newly announced Farming Recovery Fund has been called out as an 'injustice' and criticised for being 'ill-informed' with farmers who have suffered 'catastrophic impacts' being told they are not eligible for the Fund
TFA chief executive George Dunn said it was a shame that we needed a Code of Practice to tell people how to behave, adding 'for too long tenants have felt marginalised and mistreated and this Code of Practice is a major step forward for the sector'
New NFU dairy board chair Paul Tompkins said that if farmers knew what was influencing their milk prices, they would understand the ‘risk profile' of their milk and be able to make ‘business decisions' based on that
NFU Scotland said, proposals from Scottish Government of a ban on the use of enriched cages to house laying hens for egg production would lead to retailers importing eggs from elsewhere with ‘no better or potentially worse welfare standards'