Edward Ford

Husband to @ljane88, Father to F&H Farmer, Food Producer and Property - Essex and Beyond - Childerditch Farms

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

The best day of our lives ❤️ @Ed_Farmer_Ford & @ljane88
Mr & Mrs Ford
26.06.2021

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

@Michaelballs77 I have seen one of them before 🧐
Didn’t they used to be orange…. And then they were green for a time 🤨

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

@loweroddfarm Where? I’ll come join you!!

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

May as well be in a casino 🎲
🤷‍♂️

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

When your father is away for a few days and asks how the latest project is going, AI is your best friend

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

15.1% moisture — just 0.1% over.

Frontier charge £8.19/t drying AND deduct 3.8% of the weight.

Yet when we deliver grain well below 15%, where’s the bonus?

Farmers carry all the risk, then get hammered like this. Daylight robbery.
Disgusting from @FrontierAg
#UKFarming

[Tom Clarke 🇺🇦 🌻 @Tom_Clarke]

Really, @FrontierAg ? Really?

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[Tom Clarke 🇺🇦 🌻 @Tom_Clarke]

Really, @FrontierAg ? Really?

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[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

@farmerThomo 👍

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

Horsch drill wiring loom and control module- come off co4 as upgraded to Isobus. All in good working order - inc radar, control box, tramline kit, bout marker kit, fan speed sensor
Open to offers - Essex

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

Harvest 2026 in a corner now 💪🌽

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

@TWBFarms @DanPBrown Good rule until someone reprograms the spools 🙄😩

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

Supporting @LondonFire @ECFRS this morning on a field fire not far from us 🔥 🔥 🔥

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

I love the hot and dry. But even I am getting board of this now🙄🙄😩😩

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

A fantastic evening celebrating @WalesYFC at 90! Finally got a photo with the @ljane88 with our @NFYFC and @WalesYFC chairman chains on
A very special evening. Looking forward to catching up with old friends at the @royalwelshshow

[Robbie Moore MP @_RobbieMoore]

A huge welcome to @StephenMorganMP as the new Food Security Minister — who after a quick search of hansard has mentioned “Farming” ZERO times in Parliament since being elected in 2017.

Great to have another outspoken voice for farmers in DEFRA 💪

It’s now absolutely clear. Labour are truly dedicated to our farmers.

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

@Mike__Abram @cpm_magazine Hi Mike. None for 7 or 8 years. 110ha planned for wheat that has been continues for over 10 years.

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

@DavidButler34 @loweroddfarm @metoffice I’m not holding my breath. 🙄

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

A good morning bringing the whole team together for a health & safety update. These sessions are always a great opportunity to connect with the wider farm and estate teams, share ideas and keep safety front of mind.
And of course — sausage and bacon rolls all round 🚜🥓

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

Yes, the music was brilliant.

But the Hawkstone Farmers Choir winning @BGT means more than great singing. Their song was about bringing hope to UK Agriculture at a time when farming faces real challenges.
Well done @JeremyClarkson et al
Tonight, farming had a voice.👏🌾

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

A farmer dies in April 2026.

His son inherits the farm. The farm has been in the family since 1847.

The farm consists of: 300 acres of grazing pasture, a farmhouse built in 1892, a barn, a milking parlour, two tractors of varying ages, a Land Rover that runs about 70% of the time, and a herd of 180 Hereford-cross cattle.

On paper, the farm is worth approximately £3.2 million. This is because land near him has been bought recently by a London hedge fund looking for carbon credits, which has dragged the comparable value of every field within forty miles upward to a number nobody local can justify.

In cash, the farm produces a profit of about £28,000 a year in a good year. In a bad year it loses money. The son also works as a fencing contractor three days a week to keep the operation viable.

The inheritance tax bill on a £3.2 million estate, even at the reduced 20% rate, comes to approximately £140,000 after the increased threshold is applied. The son does not have £140,000. The son has never had £140,000. The son has £4,200 in his current account and an overdraft.

The son sells 60 acres to a developer to pay the tax. The developer puts solar panels on the 60 acres. The remaining herd cannot be sustained on the reduced land. The herd is sold. The barn becomes a holiday let.

A different family eats Brazilian beef this Christmas without knowing why the price went up.

The Treasury collects £140,000.

The land never produces British food again.

[Edward Ford @ChilderditchFms]

Instagram v reality. - watering has begun😩