Farmers criticise government plan to counter threats to UK food security

The Guardian24 jun 2026Macro
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The plan was released alongside £53m in new funding for the farming innovation programme and the launch of a £30m farmer collaboration fund. National Farmers’ Union president Tom Bradshaw criticised the plan for failing to allocate long-term funding to deal with climate breakdown, noting the Treasury was “conspicuously absent”, while the document confirms the previously announced increase of the environmental land management budget to £2bn a year by 2029. The sustainable farming incentive scheme is set to reopen for applications this month for small farms.