Call for Crisis Loans as Farmers Struggle After ‘Hardest Summer in a Generation’

Call for crisis loans as farmers struggle after ‘hardest summer in a generation’

Farming has suffered its hardest summer in a generation in the face of extreme weather, soaring costs and disease, agricultural leaders have warned.

Food security at risk after ‘hardest summer in a generation’

NFU published a report revealing the UK’s self-sufficiency had fallen in 10 out of 11 key commodities over the past 30 years