British farmers have slammed the Europe protests after and claimed that this is "not what we do in the UK."
Farmers from Spain, Italy and Belgium have been protesting recently, worried that EU’s Green Deal plan will place limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions will result in a reduction in production and income.
Speaking to farmers in the UK today, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the Government's plans to boost the UK's food security.
Sunak made a bid to win farmers' trust, telling them that he believed food security "was a vital part of our national security".
Speaking to GB News one farmer said: "The grants will be good for us, we'll look at them at getting new machines in and try and make life a bit easier with them.
"But the PM never really committed to a lot of stuff. The general public never really got to hear from farmers speaking about what we're going through and how it's difficult for us. So I think it's good and there's been some protests in Wales recently.
A different farmer said: "We're very fortunate in the UK that we have the public behind us. It's just everybody else that we haven't got.
"All the people that make the decisions. Now, I don't think protests are something that we need to do in the UK just yet.
"I am up for a quiet protest. I've looked at some of the things online and it's just gone a little bit too far in my eyes.
"You know, there's criminal damage and stuff like that, you've got to have that element of respect."
Another person said: "The PM obviously had some announcements about further funding for farming.
"The £2,000 for the management fee, which was good, but it didn't answer some of the questions sufficiently.
"Things like storage of water and flooding we need more things like that."
Sunak said £220million will be put into new food-productivity schemes, farm technology and automation to "reduce reliance on overseas workers" during the next financial year.
He also announced the Farm to Fork food-security summit held last year will become an annual event.
He also told delegates that "we don't celebrate you enough and so on behalf of the nation I just wanted to say thank you," before saying: "I've got your back".
Regulations are due to be laid in Parliament on Wednesday to ensure reasonable contracts for the dairy sector, similar rules for the pig and egg sector will follow.
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