It is a sobering thought, but as the UK’s farming unions have pointed out: Brexit will mean that, for the first time in a generation, UK politicians will have direct responsibility for ensuring our nation is properly fed.
NFU Scotland, NFU England and Wales, NFU Cymru and Ulster Farmers’ Union sent a joint message earlier this monthto Westminster which said that in the face of this fundamental responsibility, there is a very real risk that a disorderly Brexit will lead to an immediate reliance on overseas imports, produced to lower standards, while many UK farms struggle to survive.
‘The implications, not only for domestic food supply but for the careful management of our cherished countryside, would represent an historic political failure.’