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Jon Williams - BASF Agricultural Solutions: "The first ask of the Defra Secretary at the NFU Conference should be, what does UK food security mean?"

Mr Williams is public and governmental affairs manager at BASF. He writes about the state of British agriculture, food security, land management and questions Defra Secretary Steve Reed needs to answer at NFU Conference

Chris Brayford
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Jon Williams, public and governmental affairs manager at BASF, said: "One thing that is crucial amid the discussion is to not lose sight of where farmers earn their main income 鈥� from growing profitable crops, livestock and energy generation. If we want to take land out of production for 鈥榦ther things', are we happy to reduce our food security to do so?"
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Jon Williams, public and governmental affairs manager at BASF, said: "One thing that is crucial amid the discussion is to not lose sight of where farmers earn their main income 鈥� from growing profitable crops, livestock and energy generation. If we want to take land out of production for 鈥榦ther things', are we happy to reduce our food security to do so?"

NFU Conference How we decide to use our land must surely be one of the biggest decisions a country can collectively make. Ahead of the NFU Conference, navigating the current direction of policy travel...

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