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NFU president Tom Bradshaw has issued a rally call to councillors and regional mayors to do all they can to back British farming if they are elected

Horsham MP John Milne said Gov needs to recognise the importance of abattoirs as 'critical local infrastructure' for farmers and rural communities

Farmers have argued sheep grazing plays a 'vital role' in controlling the risk of wildfires

In this episode of Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on NFU's response to the Government's land use framework consultation and its criticism over taking food production for granted, a new survey which found one in three farmers said they were worried their business would fail if handed over to the next generation, and Fletchers' Family Farm is back on our screens for a third series later this year

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Save British Farming's plans to host a 'vintage farming spectacle' in Whitehall on 29 April, to put Britain's food and farming crisis in the spotlight; Farmers' Union of Wales' warning a rushed US trade deal could see Welsh agricultural 'sold down the river' in the UK Government's pursuit of short-term trade concessions; and Farmers Guardian's brand-new video series ‘From Hill to Ring’

The president of CLA, Victoria Vyvyan said letting in cheap food that was illegal to produce here was not trade, it was 'betrayal'

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

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Muller farmers who will be compensated 'in full' after they were forced to dump their milk due to a number of breakdowns at the Skelmersdale site, the CLA's warning to Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to 'sell out' British farming in any deals or agreement as she arrives in Washington for trade talks, and news that contracting prices are set to rise by an average of 5.7% in 2025

Great British Beef Week is in its 15th year and puts beef farmers in the spotlight

NFU horticulture and potatoes board chair Martin Emmett said he wanted to see a dedicated scheme for horticulture that did not ‘cross paths' with other initiatives or sectors