The increase in national insurance payments for businesses, energy and food costs, all impact the rural economy, particularly our rural pubs.

George Freeman tells MPs that UK agriculture is at a critical moment. With the world needing to double food production in 25 years using the same land but less water and energy, the UK—home to 10 of the top 30 research institutes—could lead this effort. However, he warns that current policies could abruptly shrink the UK market for these innovations, threatening an emerging industry poised to become a global leader.

As a shotgun certificate holder myself, I am extremely concerned by the rise in shotgun licence fees.

Farmers from across the UK have descended on Westminster to tell the new Government what they are doing to them through changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Inheritance Tax will mark the end of 'Family Farming' as we know it.

As MP for a profoundly rural part of Norfolk, coming from a farming family and as a former adviser to the NFU I am appalled by the outrageous tax attack on family farms in last weeks Budget.

The government risks breaching its manifesto promises if it cuts the £100m from the Environment Land Management Scheme (Elms) which encourages greener land management.

With Cllr Margaret Dewsbury at the ceremony of the 'cutting of the turf' for the Norfolk Food Hall Project. 

35 years ago when I worked at the NFU, the mad EU Common Agricultural Policy was generating huge surpluses of unwanted food and was calling for a switch to subsidise lower production.

I was delighted to visit Peels Farm in Rocklands again this past week to meet with members of the local Mid Norfolk NFU and discuss a range of issues.