Food imports

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

Animal import checks will start as planned amid Dover warnings the new border model is not fit for purpose

Defra has confirmed details regarding fees of up to £145 which will be applied to imports of animal products and plants entering the UK from Europe

Outgoing NFU dairy board chair, Michael Oakes said: "They [the processors and retailers] need us and we need them. While we will not agree all the time, by any means, I think actually working together means we are so much stronger"

Leaders from the farming unions said there must be a closer partnership between farmers and politicians

The US is still an agricultural superpower, but over the past few years it has become a net importer of food

Protests seek to highlight the fight against supply chain unfairness and an increase in cheap imports

Farmers and industry fear the Red Tractor's proposed Greener Farms Commitment is being introduced to fulfil retailers' wider green promise

Lack of borders at UK ports poses real threat to animal welfare, say sector leaders

International group wil drive production of soybean, lupin, pea, lentil, bean and clover to address climate and biodiversity crises