Alison Capper

@StocksFarm @HomeBrewHops. Common sense & fair returns. Previously NFU Hort Board, Wye Hops, Wye Fruit, British Hops, LEAF, OFC. NFU Mutual, BAPL, NSch

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@GWRHelp no catering again on the 15.52 from Paddington to Great Malvern train. This is not acceptable for a 2+ hour journey.

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@horton_official I have had this said to me by treasury officials; academics and a large number of other civil servants. It’s endemic, in the DNA of government thought processes. It’s very “last century” thinking.

[Sanjoy Sanyal @sanjoysan]

Just released podcast with @AliCapper . We must meet climate change boldly. That means all of us. https://t.co/o9Vr92iLMB

[New Ventures @NewVenturesAsia]

https://t.co/m2ZYV13vPO. Just released podcast with @AliCapper . We must all be bold enough to receive the bouquets and brickbats that climate change will throw at us.

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@premierinn Maidstone west. Tried to ring to confirm late arrival - no answer. Arrived late to be told duvet is under bed and had to make my own bed! When I enquired I was told it was summer policy!! Not so at Premier Inn in Dundee on Saturday night - our bed there was made… 🤔

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@DaveThroup @RoostWeather @PaulCorbett no wonder we’re so dry!

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@Flo47202648 @NFUtweets Hi Flo, please can you email me? [email protected]

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

Beautiful hop farm for sale if you fancy a move to New Zealand: https://t.co/mPlv3yzoNq

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@GWRHelp please can you give pax longer at Paddington to board trains. Friday afternoon with 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes to get on a departing train. Not fair to elderly, infirm, families with children.

[Stuart @StuartMaggs]

I don’t envy @SteveReedMP today. He turned up to the @NFUtweets conference and because of collective cabinet responsibility defended an appalling Treasury policy.

Imagine trying to make a positive difference in your role where every conversation is dominated by someone else’s stupid idea.

At least he turned up. Where is the Treasury? The person at the podium should have been @RachelReevesMP

[Andrew Meredith @Merry_Meredith]

Third Q: Should we sell land, machinery, animals, or crops to pay the tax bill?

SoS: I can't comment on individual circumstances.

@AliCapper : What exactly is the government doing to incentivise investment and growth in our sector?

SoS: Fundamental to investment in this sector like others is stability. We are trying to build stability in the economy.

Charlotte Smith, to audience: Who here has confidence to invest in their business?

Two hands went up from an audience of (I think) 700.

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@peterdonaghy This study is from 2009. I think a whole range of items will have significantly changed the data. For apples, the following has all changed: growing systems and associated reduction in fuel/energy, nitrogen use, cold storage. New data shows UK with lower carbon emissions.

[John Charles-Jones @woodboroughpark]

There is still something really odd about the #FamilyFarmTax IHT raid; there is virtually nothing about the proposals that make any sense whatsoever. 1/12

[Stuart @StuartMaggs]

I'm not a farmer, I'm farming adjacent.

One of my earliest memories is my grandad explaining the birds and the bees to me while leaning on the farm gate watching the dairy herd he managed.

I was lucky enough to marry a farmer's daughter, and we have raised our family next to the farm, which my brother-in-law now runs.

I've spent a large slice of my working life trying to help farmers and other business-folk to try to get things in order for now and the future. In an uncertain world, we try to provide peace of mind, to help with the hugely difficult decisions around succession, and make life a little more sure for the people we help.

Since the Budget I have been struck at how so much of the farming community in particular is generous, supportive, and willing to bend over backwards to help others. They are people who work incredibly hard to succeed, providing an array of essential services to the community and are absolutely the heart of the rural environment.

The cruelty of the proposed changes to APR & BPR horrifies me. It takes people who were comfortable they had done the right thing for their kids, and makes it wrong. And for some of them, it does this in a way that we can't fix, or even help with.

It's incredibly frustrating, and heartbreaking for those families facing crippling charges because of a policy that simply hadn't been thought through.

If the Government chose to consult, amend, and improve the legislation, this could be dealt with. They've agreed to shift for non-doms; they now need to shift for farmers.

This law could be better, we just need enough political will to get there.

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@WanderingGaia @TTVOxfordshire Thanks Gaia and thank you for coming to OC2025. @JCMandCo

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@gwrsupport_ no refreshments between Great Malvern and London today on the 8.56 train. 2.5 hours with no water… due to staff shortages and apparently staff simply are not being recruited.

[Charles Faram @CharlesFaram]

At a recent grower meeting, Richie Phillips, Chairman of Charles Faram Farms, presented the Order of the Hop award to Ali Capper of Stocks Farm. Ali received the prestigious award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the hop industry. @AliCapper

Link to read more about Ali's amazing achievement and the latest grower updates: https://t.co/IaiZD4tdnQ

🍻🌱 #OrderOfTheHop #HopIndustry #CharlesFaramFarms #GrowerAwards

[Great British Apples and Pears @GBApples]

Our chair @AliCapper has shared her thoughts on the implications of last week's budget.

An essential read.

#APR #Budget24 #BackBritishFarming

@NFUtweets @FarmersGuardian @TheFarmingForum @BritishGrowers @BBCFarmingToday @FarmingUK @FarmersWeekly

[Alison Capper @AliCapper]

@StuartMaggs Do you need case studies? Let me know if you do.

[Headys farm @HeadysFarm]

Why should farmers get inheritance tax breaks? Here is my take on it. @UKLabour you need to stop hiding behind your flawed figures, if you only want to hit 27% of farmers then make the changes! #stopthefamilyfarmtax