Some 70 MPs and nine peers attended, including the full Defra ministerial team.
The event was the first of its kind to take place since the General Election and it was sponsored by Baroness Seccombe.
As Brexit negotiations began, the NFU underlined the importance of a sector worth £112bn to the economy, which employs 3.8 million people and looks after 70% of the nation’s land.
“I’m backing British farming because there is no group of people more dedicated to higher quality produce than British farmers,” said Mr Gove.
“There’s no group of people more dedicated to high environmental standards and high animal welfare standards than British farmers. And there is no group of people more dedicated to keeping our beautiful countryside productive and attractive, and something to cherish, than British farmers.”
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The NFU's MP reception in pictures...
