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The warning couldn’t be clearer. ⚠️ Slashing the nature-friendly farming budget would be catastrophic for the nature and climate crisis, and for our long-term food security. What's more, it would leave the UK Government’s credibility on climate and nature in tatters.

Utterly appalling decision. These cuts threaten both the livelihoods of farmers (many of whom are already earning less than the minimum wage), and the future of our treasured environment. The Chancellor must think again.

On-the-money thread from James. As someone whose entire view of what ‘good’ looks like in the farmed landscape has pretty much flipped 180 in the last five years - exactly as I’d been encouraged - I’m left stunned by the fecklessness of what this govt is seemingly about to do.

Retailers talk a good game on backing British farmers, but given the enormous challenges our farmers are facing now, it would be good if they could do more than just talk! As Stuart says, this feels like a serious betrayal.

A bird survey done by members of Lincs Wildlife Trust at dawn on 27th April here in #Springthorpe. 32 species 💪 Proud of what we achieved environmentally, sad that we won’t be able to continue this work when our environmental agreements run out 😩

Written a few weeks ago, the Titanic analogy seems grimly prescient given yesterday’s story from Helena Horton. If The Labour Party really has chosen to gut support for UK food & nature via SFI, the future cost of dealing with the consequences will dwarf the ‘savings’ today.

'He ended his life because he was scared of the farm being taken out of our hands by the impending Inheritance Tax...' GB News' @AnnaRileyNews talks with the son of farmer John Charlesworth who took his life last year amid financial stress.

Sadly after 20+ years with a minimum of 3 pairs of Lapwings in this field, they are gone. Badger sets in the next field and all ground nesting birds have disappeared. We need to discuss this biodiversity loss before the poor birds are gone for good. RSPB Scotland NFU Scotland

70% of UK land is farmed. If we want nature to recover, this is where it happens. Farmers like James Rebanks are already doing it – farming with wildlife, not against it. But without proper funding, we risk losing it all. Rachel Reeves: increase funding, grow our future.

According to a letter by Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, the #FamilyFarmTax proposals can be described as "straightforward rates, allowances and threshold changes, or other minor measures" Unlike James Murray, I do not think that the #FamilyFarmTax is a minor measure. On

Something for the weekend? New Wheat from the Chaff - out now on the 'Farm Gate' podcast channel Joe Stanley and ffinlo Costain chew the fat net zero, SFI, AD and Monbiot. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whe…

With Helena Horton reporting that government plans to exclude ‘large’ farms from support for nature-friendly farming, a reminder that ‘larger’ farms under Defra stats = 75% of farmed area. We’d be abandoning any chance of achieving our nature targets.

Farmland = 70% of the UK’s land area. You can’t eliminate funding for nature friendly farming & expect to get anywhere near the increasingly meaningless, performative targets you set. thetimes.com/uk/environment…

I’ve been saying this for years; for the Tories defunding farmers represented the next great free-market crusade. For Labour, farmers represent the landed gentry. We’re a punching bag caught in some bloody silly ideological game. thetimes.com/comment/column…