Watch live as the National Farmers' Union (NFU) holds a press conference after meeting with the Treasury to provide an update on discussions over changes to inheritance tax for agricultural property and businesses https://t.co/AOJcVlFHco
@emmahamer2 Such a lovely gentleman, so full of knowledge and such a steady character to work with. I remember meeting his son at Cereals too, I wish the whole family well x
‘The government have abdicated responsibility- to Tesco’. Guy Sigh-Watson outside parliament this morning. It’s almost time for our #GetFairAboutFarming petition to be debated.
Now in it's 3rd year, Countryside COP runs from 20-24 November. The schedule is packed with events on a wide range of issues surrounding rural sustainability and the efforts of British farmers and growers on their mission to achieve net-zero.
Read more👉https://t.co/5jtyeBiHyR
Calling all tenant farmers! 🚜🐑
Have environmental schemes or markets affected your tenancy?
Share your experiences in our survey to help us make informed policies decisions
Fill out the survey here 👉 https://t.co/He7KZm295q
Given anger around the RT Greener Farms Commitment, my latest piece for @FarmersWeekly is pertinent:
“You get the food system you pay for & we’re paying bottom dollar…corporates voice platitudes about the natural world, but do nothing to help us act”.
https://t.co/vx65ZyCjm8
Deputy president of @nfutweets Tom Bradshaw said he was ‘alarmed’ by the @RedTractorFood board’s decision to bypass the technical committees and sector boards.
https://t.co/FlkrjzNFij
I was on @BBCFarmingToday from 2:54 talking about the @RedTractorFood Greener Farms Commitment and why farmers don’t want to give away sustainability improvements for free to retailers.
https://t.co/rmrLyJKpvq
Caring for nature while producing delicious oats for our breakfast🌾🤝🥣
NFU Deputy President Tom Bradshaw (@ProagriLtd) explains how British farmers are helping our beloved birds, bugs and pollinators by planting wildflowers alongside crops🐝🏵️
#BackBritishFarming
Joe Stanley (@JoeWStanley) explains why cover crops play a vital role in nature-friendly farming🌻
Cover crops:
🍃Protect the soil and increase nutrition
🍃Capture carbon from the atmosphere
🍃Improve the health of the soil
#BackBritishFarming
@CXonk You're welcome! Hoping to be back on IOW soon so I'll look out for your work there too. (Maybe I got the cards at Quarr?)
(I'll be litter picking again when I'm back, this time sponsored. If you feel like RTing that'd be nice- but really no pressure https://t.co/Je93b16uod )
@MsChrisTwit Thank you so much for the share, I pop my art on Instagram. That linoprint was inspired by the Farmland birdcount a few years ago, we were between two storms so the lapwings were all inland
I am all set up at @newburyshow in the Eden Craft tent on aisle C.
Great to see this show back with us! I hope it's a fabulous weekend as lots has gone in to organising it all #newburyshow