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Opinion and blogs

Sarah Dyke: "It would be reckless of the Government to threaten Britain's food security"

Sarah Dyke: "It would be reckless of the Government to threaten Britain's food security"

Sarah Dyke, Liberal Democrats MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, writes about how farmers feel stranded and let down following Defra's sudden decision to close SFI applications

Politics
Chris Brayford
clock 21 March 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

NSA chief Phil Stocker on SFI: "We were met with very little hope that funds could be found"

clock 21 March 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: 'If the country is to have guaranteed food security, then stability and certainty is needed within supply chains'

clock 20 March 2025 • 2 min read
Livestock

Letters: "Strong biosecurity must be the norm, not just a reaction to crises"

clock 20 March 2025 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum – Alastair Sneddon: Values up massively on 2024

clock 19 March 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Kirsty Leigh: "There is a place for a Beef Shorthorn in any farming enterprise"

clock 19 March 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

Letters: "Government is removing the tools to deliver the positive outcomes farmers have worked so hard to create"

clock 18 March 2025 • 2 min read
Martin Lines: "The closure of SFI has highlighted just how fragile the current system is"

Politics

Martin Lines: "The closure of SFI has highlighted just how fragile the current system is"

Mr Lines, chief executive of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, writes about Defra’s sudden SFI closure, how farm support payments are 'failing' farmers, the urgent action needed and why farmers cannot wait 18 months

clock 17 March 2025 • 4 min read
Ed Dungait: "Is this Labour Government deliberately attempting to destroy farming businesses to free up land for other uses?"

Politics

Ed Dungait: "Is this Labour Government deliberately attempting to destroy farming businesses to free up land for other uses?"

Mr Dungait is a tenant farmer from Morpeth in Northumberland and former chair of NYFC. He writes about why farmers feel hurt and betrayed since Labour came to power, his time in NFYFC and why he wants to enter politics

clock 17 March 2025 • 5 min read
OPINION: 'Broken promises, increased taxation, plugging support schemes and empty words have pushed farmers to breaking point'

Politics

OPINION: 'Broken promises, increased taxation, plugging support schemes and empty words have pushed farmers to breaking point'

News and business reporter Chris Brayford discusses the dwindling trust between Government and farmers

clock 16 March 2025 • 2 min read