this manifesto only offers a very short section on farming, which doesn’t give sufficient detail when judging their future farming policies. It’s concerning that it doesn’t commit to maintaining the current budget

the manifesto does commit to making Environmental Land Management (ELM) work, which is the scheme that pays land managers and farmers in England for providing environmental goods and services, alongside the production of food.

Procurement: a target for half of all food purchased across the public sector to be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards.

Improve responsible access to nature through the creation of nine new national river walks, the establishment of three new national forests and expansion of wetlands, peatlands and forests.

Introducing planning reforms for rural housing

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