Certainty Put Back In News Today

Than tripled, while the cost of fuel is up nearly 75% since 2019. since 2019, what the nfu describes as the last normal year, animalfeed is up 75%. nitrogen fertiliser up 240%. agricultural diesel up 73%. wholesale gas up a whopping 650%. there are now 7,000 fewer agricultural businesses in the uk than before the pandemic. production of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and pears are expected to be the lowest this year since records began in 1985. the nfu is urging the government to lift a cap on sea...

What we really want is some of that certainty put back in, so farmers know where they are at. so certainty on the seasonal workers scheme. we anticipate there were £60 million worth of fruit and veg left in the field last spring because the people weren�*t there to pick them, so we want more certainty on the visas, we need a lift on the cap of numbers and the visas to be issued on time. the government told the bbc that it was in regular contact with the food and farming industries to ensure t...