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UK agriculture is at a critical juncture with decisions being made about the industry now which will shape its future for years to come.

During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in April, food kept flowing through the UK’s borders and into our supermarkets. But a second wave coupled with a no-deal Brexit has the potential to threaten our supply, says Efra select committee chair Neil Parish.

As a farmer’s son, and someone who married into a farming family, I understand the importance of a properly functioning internal UK market to the agriculture sector, says Paul Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives.

The Government has left businesses in a state of Brexit uncertainty for too long, and it still remains unclear how we will trade with the EU in less than 100 days. That is astonishing, says Sue Pritchard, chief executive of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission.

With the NFU setting the ambitious target of reaching net zero by 2040, Lloyds Bank says it is ready to help agri-businesses move towards a greener future.

Use of all agricultural inputs is under increasing scrutiny as the race to decarbonise all aspects of UK life to achieve ‘net zero’ gains momentum, says Dr George Fisher of CF Fertilisers.

Banks have committed to helping agricultural businesses reduce their carbon footprint by offering new tools and lending schemes specifically for environmental projects.

An island known as ‘Scotland in miniature’ could be used as a blueprint to boost Scottish farming output while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Nick Drainey reports.

Farming with the environment at the forefront of planning and decision making can have economic and practical benefits, suggests one Aberdeenshire farmer. Alex Heath looks at the technology employed on the farm.

After the loss of a large portion of their herd to bovine TB (bTB), Henry and Bryony Andrews decided to change the direction of their business to follow a carbonneutral path. Rebecca Jordan reports.