UK cows produce 60 million pints of milk a day
Keep an eye out for the red tractor and choose British produce when you are shopping. The red tractor means that your food is traceable, safe and more importantly British!
Back British Farming Day is on Wednesday 11th September 2025 – this year celebrates 9 years of the NFU’s Back British Farming Day
There are over 700 different types of cheese produced in the UK
British farmers contribute over £100 billion to the UK economy each year
60% of all food eaten in the UK is grown by British farmers
Over 75% of the UK land mass is looked after by farmers
On average we eat 192 eggs per year – that’s enough to make 1,152 fairy cakes!
There are more chickens than people on earth
A field of wheat, the size of a football pitch, can produce enough grain to make 11,500 loaves of bread
