Politics

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Accountant Rob Hitch, of Dodd and Co, discusses the impact of the Chancellor's Budget on farmers

NFU president Tom Bradshaw says 'Government does not understand, or perhaps does not care' about food and farming

The former Prime Minister said Labour has 'fiddled the figures'

"This policy threatens the future of the British countryside"

Farming and communities must be supported says Cumbria MP Tim Farron

"I am confident that Phil Stocker’s leadership will strike the right balance between protecting environmental objectives and preserving grazing on the commons"

The Government said there also been a long-term trend in the decline of cattle numbers

Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth has asked if there could be a debate in the House of Commons in the memory of Cheshire farmer Paul Reeves who died earlier this year

TFA chief executive George Dunn said: "Short-term and restrictive tenancies are holding back progression, investment and sustainable land use. We can change this situation with reform of APR. However, serious damage will be caused if the Chancellor takes a knee-jerk, abolitionist approach"