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"We're at breaking point, we can't ride this storm."
📰Speaking to @guardian NFU East member Peter Hatley describes feeling "shell-shocked" after technical issues meant he was unsuccessful in his application for SFI26.
Read more about Peter's story 👇
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"Farmers are feeling, rightly, let down by the government."
📰In an interview with @thetimes, NFU Vice-president Robyn Munt described SFI26 window 2 as a "shambles" and questioned how much will be made available in next year's budget for the scheme.
Check out the full article 👇
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"Despair and anger at a system that's failed them."
📻NFU Vice-president Robyn Munt has spoke on the latest episode of the @FarmersGuardian Podcast about the handling of SFI26 window 2, which has left many farmers who were unsuccessful with their application feeling uncertain for the future.
Listen here 👇
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"The handling of the second SFI26 application window, which opened and closed on Tuesday 22 September, can only be described as one thing. A shambles."
📰NFU Vice-president Robyn Munt writes in Farmers Weekly about how for farming businesses already facing a fight for survival next year, the handling of SFI26 Window 2 brings more uncertainty, more sleepless nights and, for many, could be the final straw.
Read what she had to say👇
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"What we want to see is the ambition of farmers being met by government."
📻NFU Vice-president Robyn Munt spoke to BBC Radio 4's Farming Today yesterday following the opening and closure of SFI Window 2.
Check out what Robyn had to say 👇
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"No farmer wants a lifetime’s work to become a burden for a family grieving their loss."
🗞️Writing exclusively for The @Telegraph, NFU President Tom Bradshaw explains why the government should scrap the family farm tax and help restore confidence to farming families and boost investment.
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Six hours should not decide the future of a farm business.
Farmers should not have to race against each other to secure the SFI agreements they need to build resilient businesses and deliver for our environment.
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The NFU are demanding urgent answers from Defra. This is unjust, uncertain and unfair. Farmers deserve better.
Share this graphic, tag @DefraUK and your MP, and help make our message impossible to ignore.
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(1/3) Yesterday, Deputy President Paul Tompkins hosted our busy Great British Breakfast event alongside Efra Chair @amcarmichaelMP at the Liberal Democrats' Conference. It was fantastic to see so many MPs, councillors and delegates, and to celebrate our fantastic British farmers.
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"We either have to grow a lot less or capture a lot more water." 💧
📺Did you see @nfunorth member Rodger Hobson speaking on @ITVTonight last week?
Rodger highlighted the importance of on-farm water storage to help futureproof his carrot growing business in the face of increasingly extreme weather.
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"Would you risk £30,000?" 🌾🚜
In an interview with @ITVTonight, NFU member @LittleBigFarm highlighted the difficult and often risky decisions British farmers and growers are now facing as they plan ahead following this summer's heatwaves.
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"The weather plays a major part in our profitability."
NFU Dairy Board Vice-chair Rob Davies spoke to ITV Tonight about the challenges of this summer’s heatwave and the measures he took to manage its impact on his farm. 🐄🌡️
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📺Did you catch NFU President Tom Bradshaw on @ITVTonight yesterday evening?
Tom spoke about the immediate crisis facing British farmers and growers, as the programme explored how this summer’s drought has affected farming and food production. 🚜☀️
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This week marked the 11th annual Back British Farming Day 🌾🚜
From TV and radio to print and online media, our message reached audiences across the country through more than 500 pieces of news coverage.
Thank you to all our amazing members who got involved and helped champion British farming.
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"There is nothing more important alongside defence, energy and the NHS than the ability to feed ourselves."
📻Did you catch NFU President Tom Bradshaw on @LBCNews yesterday? Discussing a new NFU report showing a decline in the UK's self-sufficiency in producing key foods, Tom highlighted how the right government support can help secure the future of British food production.
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Did you catch NFU Chief Economist Jack Watts on @BBCFarmingToday this morning? He dove into the detail of the NFU's Ready to Grow report launched on #BackBritishFarming Day.
Listen again 👉 ow.ly/pfeo50ZLtGu
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"Our report today paints a stark picture of falling production and an increasing reliance on imported food while at the same time the world is becoming more unstable."
📰NFU President Tom Bradshaw has been quoted by @thetimes following a new report from the NFU, which highlights a decline in the UK's self-sufficiency in 10 out of 11 key foods.
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"A level playing field is what farmers really need".
📻NFU President Tom Bradshaw spoke to @LBC about the need for imported food to meet the same standards expected of British farmers and growers, as a new NFU report shows the UK's reliance on imported food continues to grow. #backbritishfarming
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"What can be more sovereign than rebuilding our capacity to keep people fed?"
Catch up with NFU President Tom Bradshaw on GB News talking about the global challenges impacting homegrown food production, after a day of speaking to politicians on #BackBritishFarming Day 🌾
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(2/4) The PM @andyburnham joined dozens of other MPs in celebrating BBF Day. We were pleased to hear his pledge that his government will back British Farming and that he believes food security is national security.
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