In the first vlog of 2025, you'll hear from NFU President Tom Bradshaw on our Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign, NFU Deputy President David Exwood on ELMs and NFU Vice-President Rachel Hallos on flooding and water.
Weekly look ahead
Week commencing 13 January 2025
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Monday 13 January
- Chief livestock adviser John Royle, livestock adviser Phoebe Traquair and Livestock Board chair David Barton are attending the Scottish Government bovine electronic ID stakeholder meeting in Edinburgh.
Tuesday 14 January
- NFU President Tom Bradshaw and animal health and welfare chief adviser Cat McLaughlin are attending a Defra roundtable on Bluetongue. Defra Ministers Daniel Zeichner and Baroness Hayman will be there.
- NFU Deputy President David Exwood is attending the Association of Independent Crop Consultants' Annual Conference Gala Dinner.
- The Efra Select Committee is holding an evidence session on The Future of Farming. Giving evidence is Defra permanent secretary Dame Tamara Finkelstein, Defra director general of food of biosecurity and trade Emily Miles, and Defra deputy director of the food and countryside programme Jonathan Baker.
- There is a parliamentary debate on the ‘impact of planned changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on small businesses’.
- The NFU, alongside colleagues from the NPA, BEIC and BPC, is hosting a ‘meet the producer’ event for MPs in Westminster, as part of the APPG for UK Food Security. Around 40 MPs are booked in to meet poultry producers and hear about the challenges facing the industry. Food Security Minister Daniel Zeichner will also say a few words.
Wednesday 15 January
- NFU President Tom Bradshaw and NFU Deputy President David Exwood are attending, and speaking at, LAMMA.
- NFU Deputy President David Exwood is speaking at the Association of Independent Crop Consultants' Conference.
- NFU Deputy President David Exwood is speaking at the Bartholomews Spring Conference.
- NFU Vice President Rachel Hallos is speaking at the Morpeth protest against the family farm tax.
Thursday 16 January
- NFU Deputy President David Exwood is attending LAMMA.
- NFU Vice President Rachel Hallos is speaking at the Pershore Conference.
Friday 17 January
- NFU President Tom Bradshaw is meeting with Waitrose CEO James Bailey on his farm.
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