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Keir Starmer responds to National Farmers' Union (NFU) warnings that 'clock is ticking' on British agriculture with promises on international trade, homegrown produce, and rural crime

WWF and Institute of Development Studies (IDS) urge government to introduce measures to stop sustainable farming practices being undermined by environmentally damaging imports

Royal Society argues more science-led data needed to inform land-use decision-making so as to benefit climate, nature, farming, and communities

Supermarket giant to test raft of low carbon fertilisers across thousands of hectares of UK farmland in bid to cut supply chain costs and emissions

Supporting farmers to manage land to expand carbon sinks offers a far cheaper route to net zero than scaling up bioenergy with carbon capture technologies, Green Alliance study argues

Further details emerge from Defra of payments to farmers under Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship schemes

More than 50 supermarkets, farming groups, food firms, and campaign groups urge government to strengthen and accelerate Environmental Land Management schemes rollout

But Therese Coffey declines to confirm precise details of crucial reforms, nor when new plans will be released

Tony Juniper to deliver speech today urging farmers and policymakers to reject 'false choise’ between nature protection and food production

Bosses of 12 agriculture and food businesses announce they will work together to push sustainable farming practices into the mainstream