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NFU publishes its response to the UK farm assurance review and commits to learning from lessons in the past when it comes to developing and implementing environmental standards, a 10-year vision for the beef sector to help build confidence and a sustainable future for British beef, and National Sheep Association revealed 87% of farmers surveyed have experienced a dog attack on their sheep in the last 12 months

All children should know where their food comes from, says union

Pig farmer and chair of National Pig Association said criminal gangs bringing over illegal meal must be 'penalised', adding 'they see us as a very lucrative market right now'

Defra Minister Daniel Zeichner will be probed about the early closure of SFI and Defra's communication with the industry on key changes to farming policy

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on a letter sent by the Efra Committee chair, Alistair Carmichael to the Farming Minister calling on the Government to focus on five key areas to improve fairness and resilience in the food supply chain. Later today Mr Carmichael will be presenting his food supply chain fairness bill in Parliament. And the absence of rural crime in the Government's Crime and Policing Bill has been branded 'unacceptable' by a Liberal Democrat MP

Mr Carmichael, chair of the Efra Committee, writes about the need to address the problem of low farm incomes, how his Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill could help shift the dial for farmers in getting a fair price for their produce, and the need to take on the supermarket giants and give back power to farmers

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: James Young - vice-president of Agriculture at McCain Foods GB

The Grocery Code Adjudicator, Mark White, said he wanted to hear from as many suppliers as possible about their ongoing experiences supplying to large retailers

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Oxford Real Farming Conference manager, Hester van Hensbergen