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Defra said the Food Strategy Advisory Board was the 'first step in a wider engagement strategy'

It has been rumoured Defra's budget could be on the ‘chopping block' in the Comprehensive Spending Review

TFA representative George Renner said despite indication from Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner at an ‘emergency' industry roundtable that a ‘stripped back version' of SFI would be available this summer, commitments from the Minister were still ‘very woolly'

Defra Secretary Steve Reed said farmers and land managers who had been the ‘pioneers of nature-friendly farming', would now ‘finally get a fair price for their work'

Tenant farmers Bob Felton and Liz Wallis are committed custodians of a Sussex farm with ancient woodland, rolling hills and a 17th-century farmhouse

The organisation has launched a new 10-year strategy to ‘ramp up' its efforts to address the climate and nature crises

AHDB economics and analysis director David Eudall warned the industry was at a 'tipping point of how effective the Budget can be' in balancing food security, supporting farm efficiency, and delivering environmental benefits

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed the carbon sequestration evidence panel would be reporting its findings to the ministerial roundtable 'anytime soon'

This is a joint role between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Defra

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Orkney area manager at the RSPB - Sarah Sankey