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"We have lost experienced farming MPs but this is now an opportunity to build back again"

The former First Minister of Wales said he would not seek re-election

"More extreme weather will make farming more challenging, so we must continue to support our farmers to produce enough food whilst also rewarding sustainable practices which ensure we reduce emissions"

Tonbridge MP Tom Tugendhat is one of five candidates in the running to be the next Conservative Party leader

"He was a generous, thoughtful man who had a smile, a joke, a kind word and a helping hand for everyone"

NSA's chief executive Phil Stocker said he could not support furthering the public's right to access the countryside without increased protection for farmers, businesses and livestock due to 'irresponsible' behaviour

"Accept that this is a part of our great British landscape and that people are working in a time critical environment"

Archie Benson, 22, is studying Agriculture at Harper Adams University and he is from Sherborne in the Cotswolds

The Energy and Net Zero Secretary said the biggest threat to farming is from climate change and not solar farm developments

Rural Coalition issues plea to politicians not to overlook the countryside as General Election enters final phase