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During a recent debate in the Senedd, Mike Hughes MS, the member for Swansea East, said ‘there is no reasonto subsidise agriculture’, which he claimed ‘is simply putting money into farmers’ pockets’

One third of the UK’s bee population has disappeared in the past decade – a disaster for pollinator populations and, in the long-run, farmers and humans too. Natalie Noble finds out how honeybees are a benefit beyond the hum of the hive and the honey.

This week's letters from FG readers

Coming home to farm has allowed Anna Blumfield to drive the business in a different direction. Emily Ashworth finds out more

The last week has seen social media flooded with the European farmer protests

When your sprayer needs updating but you are happy with the brand you have, one option is to ‘go large’. Jane Carley meets an operator who has traded up to the John Deere R975i.

32 nurseries across Dorset and Hampshire have put wild meat on their menus

Sally Robinson runs Valley View Farm in the North Yorkshire Moors which is home to a successful holiday let cottages and a lingerie retail business

It is targeted support for accountants, land agents, vets, or feed suppliers, who often find themselves providing more than just professional expertise to farmers, but find it difficult to know how to offer them the best help

After persevering to find the right opportunity, Helen and Tom Marsden are now farming in the hills of Dumfries. Emily Ashworth finds out more