Farming in Five: Chancellor's Spring Statement, Defra Secretary visits only 4 farms, Royals show their support for agriculture, and Farming Minister takes questions on SFI suspension from Efra Committee

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown looks back at the top news stories of the week, including the Chancellor's Spring Statement, the Defra Secretary facing criticism for visiting only four farms since Labour's General Election win, concerns around the end of funding for Producer Organisations within the soft fruit sector, and King Charles and the Prince of Wales out and about supporting British farming. She also looks ahead to next week, when the Farming Minister will make his first appearance before the Efra Committee to answer questions on the SFI suspension and ongoing industry concerns

Rachael Brown
clock • 1 min read

LATEST NEWS STORIES: 

READ NOW: Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to back down in Spring Statement

READ NOW: Defra Secretary Steve Reed has visited four farms since Labour's General Election win

READ NOW: Prince William plays leading role with Clarkson's Farm stars to highlight farming mental health

LISTEN NOW: The Farmers Guardian podcast: Ask the Expert: Your questions about livestock worrying answered - 'ring the police every single time'

READ NOW: King Charles meets farmers leading the way in regenerative agriculture

Spring Statement 2025 updates: What does it mean for farming?

 

Related Topics

More on Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Milk price update, the latest on the beef markets and a look ahead
Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Milk price update, the latest on the beef markets and a look ahead

In this week's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black gives an update on milk prices as Arla, Muller and First Milk make milk price announcements, beef prices head above 700p/kg and a look ahead to next week

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 02 May 2025 • 1 min read
April 30: Councils to seize and crush fly-tipping vehicles to clean up rural Britain after farming families pushed into 'debt and despair'
Farming in Five

April 30: Councils to seize and crush fly-tipping vehicles to clean up rural Britain after farming families pushed into 'debt and despair'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses Defra's announcement to give councils the power to seize and crush vehicles belonging to waste criminals and fly tippers after MPs warned that farming families were being pushed into 'debt and despair' due to criminals dumping waste on their land, plus the sheep industry's concerns that destocking the uplands is leading to 'increased' wildfire risks, and the 130 jobs at risk due to the planned closure of Arla's milk processing plant in North Yorkshire

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 30 April 2025 • 1 min read
April 29: 100 days of Trump, protesters look to evoke wartime spirit and native breeds at risk
Farming in Five

April 29: 100 days of Trump, protesters look to evoke wartime spirit and native breeds at risk

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency and its impact on farmers, the Save British Farming London protest taking place today, the native breeds at risk according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and farmers who ran in the London Marathon

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 29 April 2025 • 1 min read
Related Content