NFU President Tom Bradshaw talks about the actions the NFU has been taking since the unexpected closure of SFI, including a farming roundtable with the Food Security and Rural Affairs Minister.
NFU Deputy President David Exwood talks about the conversations he has been having with banks about SFI, the webinar we hosted for members on SFI as well as the launch of the latest government plan on pesticides.
Tom also reflects on the useful conversations he has had with members around the country over the past week.
Weekly look ahead
Week commencing 24 March 2025
Your NFU officeholders, board members and policy staff make sure they represent your needs every day.
Monday 24 March
- NFU President Tom Bradshaw is meeting with the 2 Sisters Food Group.
- The NFU is hosting the south region’s webinar on the Land Use Framework.
Tuesday 25 March
- NFU President Tom Bradshaw is speaking virtually at the North Regional Board’s meeting.
- NFU Deputy President David Exwood is meeting with Marie Hardeman of the RPA (Rural Payments Agency).
- NFU Vice President Rachel Hallos is holding meetings with Emma Hardy MP and Baroness McIntosh.
- NFU chief adviser for land management Sam Durham will be attending the NRCN’s (National Rural Crime Network) annual conference.
- The NFU Livestock Board is meeting.
- The NFU is hosting the east and the midlands regions’ webinars on the Land Use Framework.
Wednesday 26 March
- NFU President Tom Bradshaw will be in London for the announcement of the Spring Statement. We'll update members with the NFU's reaction as the day unfolds.
- NFU Deputy President David Exwood is chairing the Four Farming Unions Farm Safety Meeting.
- NFU National Dairy Board chair Paul Tompkins will be attending the Annual Global Dairy Innovation Strategies Conference in Denmark.
Thursday 27 March
- NFU Deputy President David Exwood is speaking at the Oxfordshire RABI biannual fundraising dinner.
- NFU sustainability group lead Jack Watts is on the panel of an AHDB event, ‘Protecting air quality as a dairy farmer’.
- NFU sustainable supply chains chief adviser Alex Stevens will be joining the ‘Peninsula Food Plan’ regional launch in Devon.
- NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board chair Martin Emmett is meeting growers, which will include a site visit around Dyson’s strawberry facility in Lincolnshire.
- NFU chief poultry adviser Aimee Mahony will be attending a GB Avian Core Group meeting and a poultry health and welfare meeting with Defra.
- The NFU is hosting the north region’s webinar on the Land Use Framework.
Friday 28 March
- NFU Vice President Rachel Hallos is attending the UFU annual conference.
