Brexit

Defra Secretary George Eustice has voiced his confidence in the food chain’s ability to survive a no-deal Brexit following its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

As UK trade negotiations with countries all over the globe progress, there has never been a better time to redefine the value of food, says Sue Pritchard, chief executive of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission.

After the Auditor General for Wales found WG mishandled RDP funds, Ministers must prove they can properly channel money to farmers through their post-Brexit schemes, says Paul Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives.

With many practicalities still to be resolved in order to get the new UK border up and running, Brexit has only just begun for the food industry, says Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation.

Many Conservatives idolise the US and are desperate to do a trade deal with them, which is fine. But they should know Congress has a say on all US agreements, and the UK Parliament needs the same right, says Neil Parish, chairman of the Efra Committee.

On Brexit, as with changes to dairy contracts, farmers must speak with one voice or risk going unheard, says Cheshire farmer Phil Latham.

Farm groups concerned about the Government’s ‘lacklustre’ proposals for its new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme have joined forces to help design something ‘fit for purpose’.

A House of Lords committee has warned agricultural disputes between the UK Government and devolved nations will become ‘increasingly likely’ after Brexit.

Trade Secretary Liz Truss has announced the Government will set up a Trade and Agriculture Commission to explore ways to protect food production standards, just three weeks after Farming Minister Victoria Prentis rejected the

With more than one million people backing food standards by signing the NFU petition to protect them in law, we may yet force the Government’s hand on this issue, says Tim Farron, agriculture spokesman for the Liberal Democrats.