My first meeting off the train yesterday was with the Chief Executive of the @tenantfarmers, George Dunn and Robin Wilson, the National Chair.
Excellent opportunity to engage on a range of issues important to farmers across Newcastle-under-Lyme
In his first official appearance as Commissioner of the Tenant Farming Sector in England, Alan Laidlaw lays out his vision, invites engagement and tackles the big question is he Tenant’s Champion or Landlord’s Man?
📺 Watch now on-demand→ Search @tenantfarmers on YouTube
📍 Westminster today: TFA CEO @georgewdunn meets Labour’s Rural Research Group to discuss inheritance tax reform & its impact on tenant farmers.
With policy change finally on the horizon, this conversation couldn’t be more urgent.
🎥 Watch the clip 👇 #TenantFarming#IHT
🚜It’s #Farm24 & we’re celebrating real stories behind UK farming! 1 in 3 farmers in England are tenants - vital to our countryside & food supply. Today we’re pledging support with @FarmersGuardian@Morrisons 🎥 Watch our pledge 📸Share your #Farm24 moments, tag @tenantfarmers
My friend Kai Onyett is fundraising for Meningitis Now. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving https://t.co/ENBlHRjXFS
After Sir Brian May’s opinion was shared as fact about badgers and Bovine TB this is worth a listen to provide a little balance and peer reviewed fact
https://t.co/j3v2HLihLu
As stakeholders in @RedTractorFood I am sure that all farmers and growers will want to submit views on the Governance Review being conducted by Campbell Tickell. See the link below:
https://t.co/Jb02lfyEpL
Fundraiser by There She Rows : There She Rows - Campaign Costs https://t.co/Fa28OSig8v help me support these young women in their challenge. Good luck girls!
Pre Christmas catch-up with @10DowningStreet@DefraGovUK team. Discussions included “stuttering” roll out of the Agricultural Transition Plan, ensuring the Farm Tenancy Forum does not become an ineffectual talking shop, the Dartmoor Review and changes to IHT APR
Disappointing that @hmtreasury has pushed out decisions on reform of Inheritance Tax Agricultural Property Relief on Agricultural tenancies & environmental land management until spring. We will continue to press Ministers & Civil servants on this vital #RockReview recommendation.
Reaction from our Chief Executive @georgewdunn on today’s launch of a call for evidence, examining the potential role for a Tenant Farming Commissioner in England.
Has there ever been a more crucial meeting of UK Sugar Beet Growers?
I think not.
All Growers please attend if you possibly can.
Spread the word.
Check your emails for the link.