Politics

The elections took place at the NFU Conference in Birmingham on February 21

NFU president Minette Batters delivered her last speech as leader of the farming organisation at the NFU Conference in Birmingham

Rishi Sunak spoke at NFU conference 2024 today (February 20)

New collective aims to give a voice to farmers who have been 'ignored for too long'

Former Defra Secretary Michael Gove has announced new rules to give councils greater power to control short-term lets

As Minette Batters stands down as the NFU’s first female president, she speaks to chief reporter Rachael Brown about what the future holds for the union, her tips for the next president and her plans for life outside of the NFU

This week from Farmers Guardian editor, Olivia Midgley

Nathan Phinney at the Canadian Cattle Association spoke to John Wilkes after the UK walked away from talks

Defra Secretary, Steve Barclay said he had listened to farmers, bringing what he said was a clearer focus on enabling food production in environmental land management schemes

As Rishi Sunak suggests an election will be held in the second half of this year, farmers shared their views on what they want from a General Election