Food security

The NFU has asked the Treasury for support in five key areas including a UK-wide £5.6 billion annual budget, a cross-government biosecurity plan, and a review on the clawback solution for changes to Inheritance Tax

Farmers Guardian's chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the multiple reviews and consultations going on in Defra right now, and questions whether the department has the resource and budget to deliver effective change

Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said new restrictions could protect British farmers from the threat posed by foot-and-mouth disease in mainland Europe

Last year Farmers Guardian joined a petition to urge the Government to embed food, farming and sustainability onto the national curriculum. with over 10,000 signatures, Government must respond

YFCs have been encouraged to have their say and vote on the impact of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Inheritance Tax changes on the next generation of farmers

Sarah Jordan, partner, real estate, landed estates and farming at Moore Barlow, says Inheritance Tax will impact the whole of society and those who are already 'food insecure'

Minister defends Labour's agricultural policies as he faces bruising first Efra Committee appearance

Defra Secretary Steve Reed has made previous commitments that Labour would not 'sell out' farmers in any future trade deals. Will the Gov now keep its word?

New CPRE report says the loss equates to an area the size of Leeds no longer producing food

Laura Greenman, of HCR Law, said: "While the Framework focuses on planning, energy and infrastructure, little consideration has been given to food security"