It is good that Michael Gove is supportive of this approach, but there is no need to leave the EU to do it. Allan BuckwellProfessor emeritus of agricultural policy, Imperial College, London• Michael Gove’s announcements last week may sound superficially attractive. How can they express a preference for good quality food if they can’t afford it? Jane MardellLittle Bealings, Suffolk• Michael Gove’s “green Brexit” would reduce agricultural productivity, you tell us (Editorial, 5 January). Richard MiddletonCastle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway• Your editorial states that there was little in Michael Gove’s Oxford Farming Conference speech that was not in his previous speeches.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2018 19:07 UTC