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At the Oxford Farming Conference in January, the UK Environmental Secretary Emma Reynolds emphasised that food security plays a critical role in delivering national security. Yet key resources such as fertilisers rarely feature in discussions about national strategy, even though a shortfall could push up food prices or even trigger a famine. In part, this…

The UK can become a world leading agricultural exporting powerhouse. Here’s how. by Dr Alan Bullion and Antony So* For all the talk of “Global Britain,” do we ever really ask what we can actually sell to the world? What could our comparative advantages be in a changing global economy? While financial services and tech…

Recent farmer protests in the UK have demonstrated the urgent need for all political parties to better listen to rural voters. The Labour Party -currently twenty points ahead of the Conservatives in opinion polls- has made a conscious effort to reach out to farmers and the rural community since 2020. This is a welcome approach:…