NFU members at the Great Yorkshire Show are broadly optimistic after the general election.
Farmers visiting the Great Yorkshire Show said they felt optimistic about the new government after enduring challenging times.
Members of the National Farmers' Union spoke to the BBC about what sort of changes they wanted to see in farming moving forward. Mr Loftus said although he did not expect policy details immediately, he would gain confidence from knowing the government's direction of travel. Rachel Hallos, from Ripponden, told the BBC: "I think farmers are being dragged in all different directions for quite a length of time now, for all different sorts of reasons.Ms Hallos said government policy and weather had resulted in a "rough ride" for farmers.
She added the farm industry wanted to achieve the ambition that "food security is national security".'Absolute priority' "We’re looking at how we can cut the single biggest cost that has gone up, helping to put so many farmers sadly out of business, which is energy," Mr Reed said.
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