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
Farming leaders urged the Government today to "stick to its guns" over controversial reform of the planning system to help the countryside prosper.Read
Landowners along the new HS2 high-speed rail route, which will run through London and the West Midlands, will be offered an initial £1,000 payment to allow surveyors access to their land, it has been announced.Read
West Midland dairy farmers receiving less for their milk than it costs to produce have called on the Government to help ensure they get a fair deal.Read
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has insisted that the Government did not support "dogmatic" scrapping of subsidies for farmers in the near future.Read
The region’s farmers are hanging on to their most important asset – their land – as global demand for food means every square foot of farmland is put to work.Read
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