Rishi Sunak

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

Mr Sunak joined Macclesfield's Conservative parliamentary candidate David Rutley at Rowlinson's Farm in Gawsworth to meet Cheshire farmers and bottle feed lambs

There are three more planned debates ahead of the vote on July 4

Defra figures revealed council authorities had faced over one million reports of fly-tipping last year

The announcement came just 24 hours after Defra unveiled its ‘improved and expanded' Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer

The Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth argued that 'a fairer, more ambitious Wales' would only be achieved by having Plaid Cymru voices making the case day in day out at Westminster

Rare Breeds Survival Trust Christopher Price said the Government also needed to review grazing elements in Environmental Land Management schemes to support a sustainable livestock sector

Jonathan Roberts, CLA director of external affairs, provided his thoughts on the announcement of a General Election on July 4, alongside what it means for farmers and how the CLA has worked to influence policy by working with political parties

Victoria Vyvyan, CLA president, speaking ahead of the General Election, has urged all political parties to empower the rural economy by embracing the communities which work and live in the countryside

Countryside Alliance chief executive Tim Bonner said the party which can convince the rural electorate that it shares their values, and most importantly their priorities, will go a long way to winning an 'epoch defining election'