Farming is facing unprecedented challenges: tougher regulations on chemicals, rising international competition, higher capital costs, increasing taxes, and increasingly volatile weather. For many, farming is becoming unsustainably difficult.
We must do more to support family farms—not only to protect rural livelihoods but because food security is integral to our national security.
This week, I had the pleasure of visiting the Porch family at Leylands Farm to discuss sugar beet and the realities facing farming communities. Their insights underline the urgent need for policies that empower farmers and safeguard the future of British agriculture.
