costs, shortages of labour, and a demand that farmers produce more at less cost to the environment. my guest today as minette batters, she farmers right here she is also president of the national farmers union of england and wales. as a society are we asking ourfarmers for the impossible? minette batters, welcome to hardtalk.- impossible? minette batters, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for havin: welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a great - for having me. it s a great pleasure for having me. it s a great pleasure to for having me. it s a great pleasure to be for having me. it s a great pleasure to be on - for having me. it s a great pleasure to be on your. for having me. it s a great i pleasure to be on your farm for having me. it s a great - pleasure to be on your farm and the sun is shining, in som
the security minister. meanwhile, benjamin netanyahu has criticised an israeli military plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. he is facing pressure from the far right to reject any pauses until hamas is totally defeated. our middle east corresponded jon donnison has more from jerusalem on the situation. i don t think the disbanding of the war cabinet is going to have a significant impact, really, on israeli strategy in the war in gaza. but it is significant because the war cabinet was set up in the days following the october 7 attack really as a symbol of political unity. that political unity has evaporated. so you have prime minister netanyahu looking increasingly isolated, with the resignation last week of benny gantz, the centrist opposition leader, and his ally, gadi eisenkot, both of them relatively moderate figures, both men with vast military experience. and, in particular, someone who i think the americans were keen to hear their views. so now, mr
time now to focus on the top business stories. i m sally bundock and we begin here in the uk where labour shortages and the rising cost of living have crippled the food sector with issues ranging from livestock stranded on farms, worker shortages at abattoirs and crops left to rot in fields with no one to harvest them. the prime minister, rishi sunak, is holding a food summit for crisis talks with farming and supermarket bosses to discuss how inflation is impacting food production. the nationalfarmers union has reported a ao year low in domestic salad production, while egg production recently fell to its weakest level in nine years. let s hear now from anna taylor, executive director of the food foundation. good morning to you, anna. good
comes amid huge pressures in the food supply chain with record high food prices and pressure from the nationalfarmers union for more support for farmers. tim muffett has been speaking to those working in the industry. volatility, uncertainty and instability. three major threats facing the farming industry according to the national farmers industry according to the nationalfarmers union. in national farmers union. in recent nationalfarmers union. in recent months, farmers have been telling the bbc about the impact they have felt. hide been telling the bbc about the impact they have felt.- impact they have felt. we are battered. impact they have felt. we are battered, the impact they have felt. we are battered, the last impact they have felt. we are battered, the last couple - impact they have felt. we are battered, the last couple of. battered, the last couple of years, notjust financially. it has been pent up stress. haste has been pent up stress. we will look has been pent up