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²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian is at the Labour Party Conference 2023 (October 8 - October 11)

Only six per cent of CLA members trust party to take care of the countryside

Labour's Defra Secretary Steve Reed said we need to back our farmers to innovate, and adapt and do what the farming sector has always done and that is their 'absolute best for Britain'

Jim McMahon stepped down from his role as Shadow Defra Secretary and was replaced by Steve Reed. We asked farmers what do they think of the Croydon North MP.

It comes as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reshuffles his shadow cabinet

Daniel Zeichner visited the Peak District with ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian chief reporter Rachael Brown

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian brought together farmers working in one of England's most visited beauty spots  to put their concerns to Labour's Shadow Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner

Politicians and industry call for Government to level up EU import rules

Members of the public who damage farmland must face harsher punishments, say farmers following a spike in reckless behaviour that has led to incidents of livestock worrying, wildfires and crop destruction

People living in rural areas are under-represented compared to their urban counterparts, according to a leading Labour activist.