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NFU warns gene editing advances must not be lost in EU negotiations

NFU warns gene editing advances must not be lost in EU negotiations

Call for better treatment of farming families in railway development projects

Call for better treatment of farming families in railway development projects

Decade of NFU lobbying brings positive news for sheep farmers

Decade of NFU lobbying brings positive news for sheep farmers

This week’s NFU news reel

This week’s NFU news reel

Trade deficit represents ‘untapped potential’ for agri-food sector

Trade deficit represents ‘untapped potential’ for agri-food sector

Environmental planning reform that could affect you – read our explainer

Environmental planning reform that could affect you – read our explainer

Find out why you should take 5 to stay alive

Find out why you should take 5 to stay alive

5 key questions asked at the Oxford Farming Conference

5 key questions asked at the Oxford Farming Conference

NFU webinar: Your update on Defra and RPA schemes in England

Upcoming event

NFU webinar: Your update on Defra and RPA schemes in England

22 January 2026, 09:30

Lamb welfare consultation on proposed changes to castration and tail docking methods

Consultation

Lamb welfare consultation on proposed changes to castration and tail docking methods

Open until 9 March 2026

GCA launches annual survey to investigate retail behaviour

GCA launches annual survey to investigate retail behaviour

Join the NFU Dairy Board – apply to be a national appointee member

Join the NFU Dairy Board – apply to be a national appointee member

Sustainable Dairy Pathways survey – have your say

Opinion

Sustainable Dairy Pathways survey – have your say

Government to consult on welfare measures for laying hens and lambs

Government to consult on welfare measures for laying hens and lambs

Join the NFU’s national commodity boards as a regional representative

Join the NFU’s national commodity boards as a regional representative

Water abstraction rights – have your say

Consultation

Water abstraction rights – have your say

Open until 2 February 2026

Selecting the right contractor to work on farm

Selecting the right contractor to work on farm

Join the NFU’s Horticulture and Potatoes Board

Join the NFU’s Horticulture and Potatoes Board

NFU officeholder elections 2026

NFU officeholder elections 2026

Farming in Protected Landscapes funding: find out more

Farming in Protected Landscapes funding: find out more

Watch now: Your weekly vlog from the NFU President

Watch now: Your weekly vlog from the NFU President

Upcoming bluetongue virus webinars for livestock keepers

Upcoming bluetongue virus webinars for livestock keepers

New report calls for strategic overhaul of environmental regulation

New report calls for strategic overhaul of environmental regulation

SFI – scheme guidance and information

SFI – scheme guidance and information