Policy and Politics

16+ min ago   (127+ words) The National Sorghum Producers board of directors elected Garrett Love of Montezuma, Kansas, as chairman at its annual August board and budget meeting. Amy France of Scott City, Kansas, will serve as past chair. Verity Ulibarri of Clovis, New Mexico,…...

17+ min ago   (84+ words) Ocean FM Monday, 12th October, 2026 A Midlands North West MEP is accusing the Irish Government is of turning its back on young farmers over proposed cuts to the EU's long-term budget. Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly says the Irish EU Presidency's…...

20+ min ago   (227+ words) Sarah Slevin 12th October 2026 Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly is accusing the Government of turning its back on young farmers. The local MEP is raising concerns over proposed cuts to the EU's long-term budget. Independent Ireland MEP Mullooly says the…...

21+ min ago   (704+ words) ALMOST £6 million has been invested into Lake District projects through the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme since 2021. The initiative, funded by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is delivered by the Lake District National Park Authority and…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (947+ words) Ulster Unionist MLA Diana Armstrong has challenged the Agriculture Minister over comments linking opposition to his policies with Northern Ireland having too large a dairy herd, questioning whether reducing agricultural production is now Alliance Party policy. The Fermanagh and South…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (754+ words) Farmers who failed to get their applications through in a six-hour window say months of preparation work on farm environmental measures have been ruined Midlands farmers say their plans have been thrown “completely in the air” by the “ridiculous” Sustainable…...

47+ min ago   (88+ words) KVOE An Emporia State graduate has been appointed to the USDA’s Rural Development leadership team. Gimmie Jo Jansonius was announced as the Rural Business-Cooperative Services administrator. Jansonius is a 6th-generation rancher, with time in her family’s cow calf herd, small…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (307+ words) By Matthew Hancock-Bruce 28th Sep 2026 Farmers got in their tractors to protest the Peak Cluster plans. East Cheshire Action Against CCS (carbon capture and storage) have been reflecting on the success of a community tractor run held on Sunday, September 27. The…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (487+ words) MATJHABENG – More than R52 million in public funds was invested in the Virginia Mega Poultry Project in Matjhabeng, but the facility intended to create jobs and transform agricultural ownership for local youth has been left gutted and stripped of its infrastructure....

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (336+ words) The U.S. has a fuel-refining capacity problem, complicated by unrest in Iran. If the Department of Energy doesn’t act with clear timelines and results, the U.S. will have parked trucks. Whether diesel is spilled into a combine picking corn in Iowa…...