I met the Immigration Minister, Seema Kennedy MP, on 12 September, to raise concerns from farmers about the shortage of seasonal workers.

I was delighted to welcome guests to Parliament on 10 September for the launch of a landmark report on the future of British fruit.

The White Paper from British Apples and Pears shows mow much progress has been made already and how much potential there is for this sector.

The decline in the number of turtle doves in recent years is shocking, but it is great to see they are making a comeback in Kent.

On my visit to Fruit Focus this year one message came across loudly and clearly.

A pilot scheme to enable non-EU migrant workers to work on British farms has launched today.

I've been arguing for years that fruit farmers need to know they will be able to hire the workers they need, whatever happens with Brexit. This is a step in the right direction.

The Government is to launch a nationwide pilot to bring migrant workers to UK farms.

Leaving the European Union is an opportunity to reform agricultural policy to better reflect the needs of British farmers.

With fields in my Kent constituency currently blanketed in snow—as is the case, I am sure, for pretty much all of us—the pleasures of summer strawberries and autumn fruits seem rather far off, but that is certainly not the case for our fruit and vegetable growers.

Pale green pea-sized grapes peeped out under the lush leaves of row after row of neat vines, waiting to ripen and be turned into delicious English sparkling wine.

I was delighted to welcome Andrea Leadsom, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to Kent last week.