Plans for farming until 2050 unveiled to give farmers certainty 'beyond next harvest'

Plans for farming until 2050 unveiled to give farmers certainty 'beyond next harvest'

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds said: “Farmers feed our nation and manage the land that shapes our countryside, yet their contribution has never been valued in the way it deserves.”

Defra: Roadmap marks 'most significant moment' for farming since WW2

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has claimed that its new Farming Roadmap “marks the most significant moment for English agriculture since the Second World War”. Defra outlined that its plan, which will run until 2050, sets out how farmers can utilise nature-based solutions to adapt to the growing impacts of extreme weather and climate. Collaborative models, such as co-operatives, are promoted within the roadmap, wi…

Government publishes landmark farming roadmap for next 25 years

Stephen Morgan MP, Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, has welcomed the publishing of the Government’s Farming Roadmap, “Farming 2050: Growing England’s Future”, which sets a clear direction for a profitable, productive, sustainable and resilient farming sector through to 2050.   This marks a decisive break from decades of short-term, year-to-year policymaking. For the first time, farming is being backed by a clear long-term p…