my guest today is minette batters. she farms right here, she s also president of the national farmers union. as a society, are we asking our farmers for the impossible? minette batters, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a great pleasure to be on yourfarm. and the sun is shining and, in some ways, you would think the sun would be shining on farmers. food prices are spiralling higher. you would think that would be good news for farmers. is it? it s it s quite extraordinary. i don t think, in my lifetime, i ve ever faced into anything like the cost inflation that we re facing with our inputs now.
action that will create the biodiversity by our grazing herds and flocks, and that is what creates the dynamics of our iconic countryside. so, i am really hopeful that if politicians can just see the jewel in the front of them that there is a great future, but if we are sacrificed in trade deals, if we are undermined in the marketplace, it is going to cause devastation out there but it is myjob to ensure that does not happen. minette batters, it has been a pleasure being on yourfarm, and thank you for being on hardtalk. thanks for having me. hello there. the weather for the easter weekend is looking pretty decent for many of us. a lot of places will stay dry