Following a downbeat Farming Opinion Tracker survey which indicates that 25% of farmers plan to reduce their operation and 14% plan to leave farming entirely in the next 3-5 years, new Defra Minister Steve Reed has pledged a ‘new deal’ for farmers to boost Britain’s food security and drive rural economic growth.
In a speech at this week’s Summer Stakeholder Reception, Mr Reed said: “We will support farmers to strengthen Britain’s food security and boost rural growth with a new deal for farmers, cutting energy bills, ending trade deals that undermine environmental and welfare standards, and buying more British produce with the public purse.”
We are the UKs largest trade body for the meat industry and provide expert advice on trade issues, bespoke technical advice and access to government policy makers
We are proud to count businesses of all sizes and specialties as members. They range from small, family run abattoirs serving local customers to the largest meat processing companies responsible for supplying some of our best-loved brands to shops and supermarkets.
We are further strengthened by our associate Members who work in industries that support and supply our meat processing companies.
We are the voice of the British meat industry.
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