Politics

National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker has welcomed the announcement of a General Election after months of speculation

Strategy director at IMTA, Katrina Walsh, said members of the group will be keenly waiting to see how political parties will support the meat trade industry

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"

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