Red Tractor interim chair, Alistair Mackintosh provoked frustration from farmers and auctioneers after comments he was achieving better prices due to Red Tractor assurance than he would have done at the auction mart
Wales' Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change Huw Irranca-Davies said the schemes will provide advice and support to farmers in advance of the introduction of Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS)
Natural Resources Wales said the leak had stopped people from swimming at Llangrannog and Cilborth beaches in Ceredigion
Arla Food's UK agricultural director Paul Dover said with Government backing, 'our farmers who work tirelessly to produce our food, can also help secure the future of our energy'
Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke has written a letter to the new Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband calling on the Labour Government to ensure rural communities receive benefits from solar farms
The independent review of the UK farm assurance is expected to publish its findings at the end of this year
"Our new Prime Minister must show real leadership on climate and nature – both at home and abroad – demonstrating that the green transition can be done in a fair and equitable way"
Supporting farmers to boost Britain's food security is one of five key priorities for the new Defra Secretary Steve Reed
Mr Reed said a Labour Government would listen, respect and work in partnership with farmers and producers, ensuring they played a valued part in decision-making