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TFA chief executive George Dunn said tenant farmers needed reassurance of the direction ahead and whether the new Labour Government would appoint a Tenant Farming Commissioner

Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner will focus predominantly on farming including Environmental Land Management Schemes, food security, animal welfare including TB, as well as trade and helping to drive innovation within the sector

During a reception at Downing Street, NFU president Tom Bradshaw had the opportunity to meet PM Sir Keir Starmer as well as Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband

Supporting farmers to boost Britain's food security is one of five key priorities for the new Defra Secretary Steve Reed

The former Defra Secretary Dr Therese Coffey has also been honoured with a Damehood

The Conservative party plans to boost the rural economy, cut planning red tape and protect the country's food production and the environment

Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association national chair Robert Martin said: "There is enough evidence to show that there is market failure in food supply chains in this country and we need a Government that is committed to ensuring that those market failures are addressed"

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

Prime Minister says Government must ‘go further' to support farmers and 'secure the nation’s food supplies’

Campaign aims to highlight supply chain unfairness while in Wales, farmers once more take to the streets of Cardiff as minister prepares SFS update