Mr Reed said: "Food production will always be the primary purpose of the farming sector, but for all farm businesses, tenants, upland and others, to stay viable in an increasingly uncertain world and to make sure they can keep producing the food we all need, they must be able to profit from other activities"
Protest groups urge farmers to join day of action to 'educate' shoppers on value of British food
The inquiry will examine the levels of support for domestic food production, access to affordable and healthy food, labour shortages in the supply chain, and food prices and household food insecurity
Results from the Groceries Code Adjudicator's 2024 annual survey showed an 'improvement in treatment of suppliers'
It is after some smaller dairies and farmers have publicly distanced themselves from the new project following safety concerns raised by members of the public
Arla will work alongside retail partners Morrisons and Aldi, and with Tesco on its new Future Dairy Partnership initiative, to highlight how feed additives can be introduced to normal feeding routines
Many farmers want to see a ‘fundamental change' in Red Tractor and will be ‘suspicious' of the assurance body's attempt of ‘papering over the cracks' with enhanced communication efforts
The supermarket has also introduced new stocking density requirements for its fresh chickens, aimed at improving their quality life
The supermarket retailer said it was committed to making investments and changes to the way it worked to support British farmers
With sustainable food production in focus across the world, FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown heard from agri-tech leaders on the future of farming at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit