"We are also urging the Government to make an announcement as soon as possible on further roll-out of badger culling to areas where TB in endemic."

NFU eager to start working with new government

The National Farmers Union (NFU) are calling on the new government to set a 'positive farming agenda'.

The organisation say that they are looking forward to working with the Conservatives to form and put into effect their farming and food manifesto pledges.

The Conservative's manifesto for agriculture sets out a long-term vision for the future of British farming, stating that the party will work with industry to develop a 25-year plan to 'grow more, buy more and sell more British food'.

NFU president, Meurig Raymond, said: “We welcome the fact the election has delivered a stable government and we hope this will mean that crucial farming issues are dealt with rapidly from the outset."

"Central to the new government’s goals will be an ambitious plan for ‘British farming with plans to grow more, buy more and sell more British food at home and abroad’. The NFU and farmers share this ambition. We have already argued strongly that we need such a plan to reverse long- term declines in farming productivity and the nation’s self-sufficiency. So we are eager to begin working as soon as possible with the Secretary of State to begin this task."

The NFU say that the government must also ensure that focus is kept on fixing problems and issues surrounding the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS).

“We are also urging the government to make an announcement as soon as possible on further roll-out of badger culling to areas where TB in endemic and to implement the 25-year TB Eradication Strategy in full as quickly as possible," Meurig added.