Defra

"His experience and knowledge will help Emerald Research to improve and focus while navigating the ever-changing regulatory landscape"

Safety certificates latest to be pushed back as physical checks on fruit and veg postponed until July 2025

Mr Bradshaw said October 30 would be the ‘moment of truth', when farmers will see ‘whether this Government backs British farming or not'

Agricultural sustainability director at Lloyds Banking Group Ben Makowiecki said: "There are a lot of people trying to get to the same place in a similar way. Let us not compete against each other to get there"

UK traders will now be able to export poultry to South Africa for the first time in eight years

"Politics has not worked for farmers in a very long time"

The Defra Secretary Steve Reed and the Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner have also been invited to attend the political session

The session starts at 7pm on October 4

Tenant Farmers Association said it had been given reassurances from a senior Defra official last week that a decision was imminent