A short term fix to the labour crisis facing agriculture lay in Government hands, if only common sense would prevail on the role of migrant labour.

Badger culling has to be part of the strategy to combat bovine TB, Farming Minister Mark Spencer told the NFU Conference.

Jeremy Clarkson is a good ambassador for farming, according to a poll of more than 1,150 people.

Farm chiefs have welcomed a new department which will now oversee the Government’s energy security and net zero strategy as Rishi Sunak signalled their importance in his reshuffle this week.

Farmers have become pioneers in providing nature based solutions to climate and biodiversity challenges but financial incentives have to stack up if more businesses are to follow suit.

The importance of funding and scale should not be overlooked when farmers are negotiating the various challenges facing their businesses, HRH The Princess Royal told the Oxford Farming Conference.

Farm-based solar projects will be an important part of the energy mix going forward but ’mega’ arrays of ground mounted panels will continue to face opposition, the NFU has said.

YOUNG people keen on a career in agroecological farming are being held back by a lack of training and paid work opportunities.

Farmers and growers in England can benefit from up to £500,000 in Government funding to invest in agritech solutions which could help boost their businesses and shore up food production.