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21 November 2024

Hear how your top team has been working on your behalf in the latest vlog from the President.

In this week's vlog from you will hear all about the NFU's mass lobby and how the NFU will continue to fight on farming's behalf.

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Blue tractor icon Weekly look ahead – 18 November 2024

Your NFU officeholders, board members and policy staff make sure they represent your needs every day.


Monday 11 – Friday 24 November

  • Senior climate change advisor Ceris Jones and senior European policy advisor at BAB (British Agricultural Bureau) Jenny Brunton will attend COP29 Conference in Azerbaijan.

Monday 18 November

  • NFU President Tom Bradshaw is meeting with Sir Bernard Jenkin MP in Westminster.
  • NFU Deputy President David Exwood is meeting with Danish farmers on his farm.
  • The NFU Sugar Board is meeting.
  • The NFU Poultry Industry Programme members will be taking part in their second visit on Monday and Tuesday exploring the broiler supply chain including a hatchery, feed mill and poultry meat processing site. NFU chief poultry adviser Aimee Mahony and NFU poultry adviser Sophie Herd will be accompanying the group along with the NFU Poultry Board chair James Mottershead on day one and the NFU Poultry Board Vice Chair Will Raw on day two.

Tuesday 19 November

  • The NFU mass lobby of MPs following changes to Agricultural Property Relief in the Budget will take place in Westminster.
  • The NFU Dairy Board is meeting in London.
  • The Food, Agriculture and Water Day of COP29 is taking place.
  • Sustainable NFU sustainable supply chains chief adviser Alex Stevens is at the Courtauld 2030 Steering Group in London.
  • NFU senior policy adviser (procurement and food service) Bethan Cowell is speaking at the Public Sector Catering Alliance conference.
  • Poultry chief adviser Aimee Mahony is meeting with the Defra policy team.

Wednesday 20 November

  • NFU President Tom Bradshaw is attending the Cheshire County Annual General Meeting.
  • NFU Deputy President David Exwood is speaking at the Midlands Environment Conference.
  • The NFU Poultry Board is meeting in Stoneleigh.
  • The NFU Crops Board is meeting in Stoneleigh.
  • The NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board is meeting in Stoneleigh.

Thursday 21 November

  • NFU President Tom Bradshaw is speaking at the Cumbria Tourism Conference.
  • NFU Deputy President David Exwood is attending the CLA Rural Business Conference.
  • NFU Vice President Rachel Hallos is attending the Derbyshire County Annual General Meeting.
  • Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is on farm with NFU North in Bury. NFU external affairs manager Emma Crosby will also be attending.
  • Food Business Relationship Adviser Annabel Bagshaw and the NFU Poultry team are meeting with Tesco.
  • Chief sustainable supply chains adviser Alex Stevens is meeting with Amazon Fresh.

Friday 22 November

  • NFU Deputy President David Exwood is attending the Devon Annual General Meeting.
  • NFU dairy adviser Amy Mepham will be in Brussels to attend a Copa Cogeca working party on dairy which brings together representatives of the European dairy sector.

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