Countryside Alliance chief executive Tim Bonner said the party which can convince the rural electorate that it shares their values, and most importantly their priorities, will go a long way to winning an 'epoch defining election'
It includes a 2 metre buffer strip and a hedgerow cutting ban from March 1 to August 31
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: "If the next Government gets it right then this huge sector can grow"
Speaking at the Pig and Poultry fair Red Tractor's head of operations, Philippa Wiltshire, stressed lessons were being learned, especially in areas important to farmers — ‘value, audit efficiency and transparency'
This week from Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business
What have leaders of political parties in Scotland made to the Prime Minister's announcement to call a General Election on July 4?
Liberal Democrats said they would increase the farming budget by £1 billion a year to support nature-friendly farming and bring down food prices
Sir Keir Starmer said the next General Election presented the public with an opportunity for change
The new BTV-3 Government framework sets out how disease control efforts will focus on movement control of susceptible animals and their germinal products as a precautionary tool to stem spread of the disease, until a safe and effective vaccine
Dr Neil Hudson MP, representing Penrith and the Borders, said the Prime Minister was the ideal 'countryside candidate' to lead the Conservatives at the next General Election on July 4