Farming in Five: Chancellor's Spring Statement, Defra Secretary visits only 4 farms, Royals show their support for agriculture, and Farming Minister takes questions on SFI suspension from Efra Committee

28/03/2025 7 min Temporada 2 Episodio 62
Farming in Five: Chancellor's Spring Statement, Defra Secretary visits only 4 farms, Royals show their support for agriculture, and Farming Minister takes questions on SFI suspension from Efra Committee

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Episode Synopsis

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown looks back at the top news stories of the week from the Chancellor's Spring Statement, Defra Secretary faces criticism for visiting four farms since Labour's General Election win, Concerns around the end of funding for Producer Organisations (PO's) scheme within the soft fruit sector, and King Charles and Prince of Wales were out and about this week supporting British farming. She also looks ahead to next when the Farming Minister will make his first appearance before the Efra Committee to answer questions on SFI suspension and ongoing concerns within the industryYour daily update from Farmers Guardian