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Defra's latest opinion tracker shows farmer confidence is at 'rock bottom', says NFU

New figures reveal ony 4% of farmers feel very confident about the future of farming

Jane Thynne

31 July 2025 鈥� 3 min read

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NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the latest figures revealed just how low farmer confidence was

Only 4% of farmers feel very confident about the future of farming, latest Defra figures have revealed. In what appears to be damning indictment of Labour's agricultural policies, the latest Farmer...

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