The hardest working individuals in recent weeks must surely be our posties, their daily deliveries weighed down with political party manifestos and leaflets from constituency hopefuls.

No gym membership needed for them in the run-up to July 4th.

I have accumulated a veritable stash of paperwork, each bearing pledges, intentions, seeking to persuade me to commit my pencil mark next to their names on the ballot paper on polling day.

But how many of those pre-election promises will actually be delivered by whoever is elected as our next MP, and how many are just hollow words?

As a farmer, I have an interest in their vision for agriculture.

There is no question that many urgent issues need tackling but as agriculture is devolved to the Welsh government, what difference will the general election result make to farmers here in Pembrokeshire?

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Arguably the Westminster government could make a difference to the labour market, help resolve some of the difficulties farmers have in recruiting staff with the appropriate skills, an issue that is impeding growth in agriculture and in many other industries too.

At the top of the wishlists for our farming unions is a bigger budget.

Although the Welsh government controls farming, it is the Westminster government that has control of the budget.

The farming unions want £500m ring-fenced for agriculture for every year that the new government is in office.

Environmental bodies want significant amounts of money too and for it to be directed towards nature friendly farming, arguing that reform of agricultural subsidies is crucial and that farmers need to be adequately rewarded for tackling climate change and loss of wildlife.

The new government could also deliver on another key request – closer scrutiny of future trade deals and assessments on their likely impact on primary food producers.

In essence, farmers want action on the issues that have left them feeling overburdened and with little support.

Surely that is not a big ask of any new government?