Food security

Countryfile presenter John Craven said attracting the next generation into agriculture would be crucial to the sector’s future during a discussion on farming’s biggest challenges

Dame Angela Eagle says Defra is working hard to help farmers manage impacts of the Iran war

This week food price caps, climate change and conflict have dominated the agenda. But surely the time for talk is over - just back our farmers and let them get on with the job

Efra committee told decades of food security neglect has left UK in perilous position

TFA said war in the Middle East is squeezing tenant farm businesses hard

Committee says British way of life is under threat from heat, flooding and drought

Gov schemes must aid transition as farmers battle input costs and climate crisis

The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers warns the UK will start feeling the impacts of the crisis in the Gulf so farmers need to prepare while Government need to keep the situation under close review

The union says retailers must meet with the sector to discuss the current situation and formulate a plan moving forward as a collective

With red diesel costs on the rise due to conflict in the Middle East, the decision to increase fuel duty will only see prices spike further