I PLEDGE TO BACK BRITISH FARMING IN THE WAKE OF THE EU REFERENDUM BY WORKING TO…
- Build the nation’s food security by improving the competitiveness, profitability and productivity of UK agriculture
- Give British farmers the best possible access to markets inside and outside the EU
- Ensure that agri-food imports meet the same high standards adhered to by British farmers
- Introduce a domestic agricultural policy that will not put British farmers at a competitive disadvantage
- Ensure British farmers and growers have sufficient supplies of labour
- Strengthen farming’s environmental role, allowing all farmers to care for the countryside, wildlife and mitigate climate change
- Implement policies that are science and evidence-based to create a better regulatory environment for British farmers
The NFU are holding a reception in Parliament from 4.30 - 6pm to give MPs the opportunity to sign up to the pledge, as well as hear about the importance of backing farming from NFU President Meurig Raymond.