Breakfast launch
The Farming APPG held its Annual General Meeting on 1 December 2025.
At the meeting, Terry Jermy MP (Labour, South West Norfolk) and Rachel Gilmour MP (Lib Dem, Tiverton & Minehead) were elected as co-chairs. Dr Ellie Chowns MP (North Herefordshire) and Simon Hoare MP (North Dorset) were also elected as officers. The group approved the annual report, financial statement and due diligence statement.
Following the AGM business, members discussed the programme of work for the coming year. The group proposed to use this cross-party forum to constructively encourage the government to show a high level of ambition for farming and the countryside. Invited speakers, discussions and visits will explore how farming issues should matter to concerns across government, including education, business, communities and local government as well as environment and rural affairs.