NFU members have been speaking to the media today about key farming issues at the @SuffolkShow.
NFU Suffolk Chair Tim Pratt is pictured speaking to @WayneBavinShow on @BBCRadioSuffolk
Take a look at our latest news reel to see where the NFU has been in the media this week.
We have been covering important topics like rural crime and the government’s recently announced horticulture growth strategy.
📣201 pieces of total coverage
📣30 mentions across all broadcast
📣17 pieces of national print, TV and radio coverage
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NFU Ramsey branch chair Luke Abblitt spoke to the @BBC about how farmers are being impacted by the dry weather.
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📢A significant win for British farmers following NFU meetings with Defra.
NFU President Tom Bradshaw welcomes the announcement that the fuel duty rate on red diesel will be cut by more than a third from 15 June until the end of the year.
Extending the freeze on fuel duty has also been a key ask of the NFU in response to rising costs from the war.
(2/2) NFU Essex member Matthew Register also spoke to @itvanglia
He has been targeted by hare coursers 200 times in 8 months and been assaulted 11 times.
The NFU is pushing for better protection for farmers like Matthew.
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(1/2) NFU Regional Board Vice Chair Sam Pimblett spoke to @itvanglia about the organised gangs running hare coursing events and reports of events being live streamed to China.
@SamJPimblett@robyn_munt@NFUtweets@NFUPress
It's show time: we're looking forward to seeing members at county shows and other farming events across the region this summer. Find out where we'll be: https://t.co/pZYhbmYEOj
NFU East Sussex member John McCutchan, 89, has received an award at Downing Street after his Arlington Bluebell Walks raised nore than £1m for charity
His story has been published by the @brightonargus@NFUtweets@NFUPress
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📢 The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) remains in place across England, Scotland and Wales. Watch our video by The Surrey Poultry Vet to find out what actions you need to take in the AIPZ to keep your bird safe from #Birdflu https://t.co/pi5yAPLDRp
ICYMI 📺 @nfueast Regional Board Chair, Caroline Harriott, spoke on a @BBCPanorama film about how rising costs driven by the war in the Middle East could effect what crops she can afford to grow this winter.
Watch the full film here 👉 https://t.co/E7sdf0ayeE
Essex farmer Matthew Register has been hit by hare coursers over 200 times in 8 months. He has been assaulted 11 times and lost £30,000 in crop damage.
Rural communities need more protection. Call 999 if you see hare coursers in action.
@EssexPoliceUK@robyn_munt@SamJPimblett
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NFU Essex member Matthew Register has been targeted by hare coursers over 200 times in 8 months. He has been assaulted 11 times and had £30,000 worth of damage done to his crops.
Rural communities need better protection.
Story on the front of @EADT24@Robyn_Munt@SamJPimblett