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Savills senior woodland consultant Luke Hemmings said there were many landowners who were keen to increase their carbon storage and habitat potential of their land, but the ‘approval process' for planting new woodland was an issue

The increase in funding for farm productivity from 40 to 50 per cent, on top of the extra money available for solar panels, means the Improving Productivity Grant is likely to be even more popular among farmers this time around

SRH Agribusiness’ Simon Haley looks at how Government can boost take up of the Sustainable Farming Incentive

The plans will be subjected to a five-week consultation and would look to retain badger culling as an option in targeted parts only of the high-risk area and edge areas including much of southwest and central England

The Chancellor 'closes the door' on proposals to restrict Agricultural Property Relief only to landlords prepared to let long-term. TFA had called for the change to encourage more secure Farm Business Tenancies

Welsh farmers will soon find out whether Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles has been elected as the new First Minister, with speculation mounting on whether Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths will remain in post after a likely cabinet reshuffle

Only 8.1 per cent of 20,831 voters said they were a customer of a farmer

APR extension is welcomed but concerns remain around tenants and diversification

The manifesto includes an 18-point plan of how the rural advisory group aims to help 'influence and shape' the future of the countryside, agriculture and food

After being elected as NFU president, Tom Bradshaw spoke to chief reporter Rachael Brown as he finds his feet in his new role