With the wettest April on record coming just weeks after a drought was declared, it is not surprising the region’s farmers and food suppliers have been facing a nervous few months.Read
The farming industry is the strongest it has been in 25 years, with farmers across the country making billions more in profits despite the recession, a business expert told delegates at the National Farmers Union (NFU) conference in Birmingham.Read
A petition calling for the Government to abandon changes to the planning system which opponents say could devastate the countryside has been backed by thousands of Midlanders.Read
Farming leaders urged the Government today to "stick to its guns" over controversial reform of the planning system to help the countryside prosper.Read
Ambitious entrepreneurs who fancy forging a new career as a farmer are being given the chance to fulfil their dreams thanks to a successful local authority initiative being run in Staffordshire.Read
The Government is set to announce whether it will allow a cull of badgers to tackle TB in cattle in the coming days, as farmers insist it would not be a “free-for-all” on killing the protected animals.Read
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