The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Kilnford Farm Shop in Dumfries and Galloway began renting out trees three years ago.

U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at risk

YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move

Asda, Lidl and Morrisons understood to be stocking imported branded turkeys to meet Christmas demand

The bank said prices have been driven higher this year by a combination of shocks, including adverse weather in major producing countries and logistical disruptions

Heating means pests breeding and spreading faster, warn scientists, with simplified current food system already vulnerable

The European Union has delayed the signing of a trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, as protests by farmers and push back from key member states France and Italy expose the political fault lines running through Europe’s agricultural policy.

Farmers in tractors have blocked roads, thrown potatoes and eggs, and set off fireworks in Brussels outside a European Union leaders’ summit

Thousands of farmers have taken to the streets of Brussels to protest European Union plans for a trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc and the reform of agricultural subsidies. Meanwhile, with France and Italy urging caution and other EU member states pushing for speed, Europe is still divided…