We have an absolute moral obligation to steward the natural environment that we live in, and to ensure a good living for the people who look after the land.
In the 20th century farming pulled off a miracle of productivity, generating huge yields to feed our growing urban population.
This week the Defence Secretary made a statement to Parliament on the progress of the war in Ukraine. The most sobering fact he mentioned was that Russia is taking 1100 casualties a day; is it no wonder Moscow intends to call up 400,000 new recruits in the next 12 months.