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Our response to the Farming Profitability Review

Posted by: The Team, Posted on: 24 June 2026 - Categories: Farming and Countryside Team
A grassy field bordered by a low stone wall and a wooden gate, with several cows standing near a large leafy tree on the left. Three people walk across the field, with rolling hills and a cloudy sky in the background

Alongside the Farming Roadmap 2050: Growing England’s future, we’ve published our response to the Farming Profitability Review (FPR), an independent review led by farmer and former NFU President, Baroness Minette Batters.

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NFU26: how we’re building farming resilience

Posted by: The Team, Posted on: 24 February 2026 - Categories: Farming and Countryside Team
Secretary of State Emma Reynolds standing at the lectern NFU26

Today at the NFU Conference, Secretary of State Emma Reynolds shared more detail on how government will deliver its vision for agriculture. In this post, we summarise the announcements in her speech and what they mean for the sector.

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Farming Profitability Review: recommendations published

Posted by: The Team, Posted on: 18 December 2025 - Categories: Farming and Countryside Team
Farmers use sheepdogs to herd sheep through stone-walled pens on a rural farm

The Farming Profitability Review 2025, an independent review led by Baroness Minette Batters, has been published.

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