A new Labour Government

The change to a Labour government is a big moment for our country, and will likely signify an enduring shift in the approach to rural policy. The Labour party manifesto states that ‘food security is national security’, but we will await to see how this is interpreted in reality!  

Labour have pledged to maintain the Agriculture budget for the current year, and continue with SFI, but anything beyond that we won’t know until the Autumn statement. 

If you haven’t already signed up for SFI, we would suggest doing so now, the current offering is probably the best we are going to get, and funding could easily be scaled back in the Autumn.