Politics

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: "Today the phrase ‘food security is national security' feels nothing but a hollow promise"

An arable farmer from Doncaster said the lack of mention of farming in the budget showed where this government's priorities lie.

The Farming Minister, Stephen Morgan said: “All the decisions around how the SFI scheme would run this year were made before my appointment into the department"

The tariff reduction will come into effect on November 26 2026

Katie Talbot, consultant at international law company Charles Russell Speechlys, considers how Labour tax strategies will impact the future of farming

Scottish Land & Estates have called for decisions on new infrastructure to consider local needs, public benefit, cost and impacts on existing land uses

Defence Secretary reaffirms call to stockpile food as UK faces cyber attacks and climate shocks

Farming Minister Stephen Morgan has indicated the Government is standing by its controversial Inheritance Tax reforms, despite growing calls for another U-turn ahead of next week’s Budget