2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1027+ words) After seeing off HS2, dairy farmer John Edge fears Labour's plan for a new north-south railway line will only continue years of uncertainty over the future of his land A dairy farmer who won a fight to stop almost half of…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (888+ words) The Country Market's "pioneering founder' Peter Marshall died aged 81 in January 2017 A farm shop and garden centre which once hosted iconic kids' TV show "Teletubbies" is at the centre of a "6.6m family battle in court. The Country Market, in Bordon,…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (316+ words) French farmers have denounced the trade deal with the Mercosur nations of Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay Around a hundred tractors converged on Paris on Thursday morning as farmers staged a protest against the European Union's plans to advance…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (874+ words) Oszk'r Nagyap'ti climbed to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on the Great Hungarian Plain and dug into the soil with his hand, looking for a sign of groundwater that in recent years has been in accelerating…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (731+ words) Labour has updated its plan for the "tractor tax" after fierce backlash from farmers The government has watered down its planned changes to inheritance tax that would have impacted thousands of farmers from next April. The so-called "tractor tax", which…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (992+ words) The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers. If you submit a form or click links to other sites on this page, we will earn commission." We explain the costs, the most effective solutions, and when it's worth paying to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1204+ words) Young people in Kenya tell Nick Ferris why the agriculture sector " crucial to the national economy and to keep the country fed " is becoming less appealing as the impacts of climate change escalate 24-year-old Simon lives among the lush, green…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (183+ words) Labour MP Markus Campbell-Savours has been suspended after rebelling against the government's plans to impose an inheritance tax on farmers. Dozens of Labour MPs abstained from the Commons vote, while backbencher Mr Campbell-Savours voted against the measures, expressing "deep concerns…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) After months of fierce protests by farmers, Labour has downscaled its plan for a so-called "tractor tax" Keir Starmer has caved into months of pressure from the farming industry with Labour today backtracking on plans to introduce inheritance tax for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (806+ words) Loopholes" in strategy mean imports of hunting trophies, real fur and foie gras will remain legal The government has fallen short of banning imports of real animal fur from grisly farms overseas under its animal-welfare shake-up, dismaying campaigners who have…...