NFU in the media – making sure NFU members are heard

01 November 2024

President Tom Bradshaw on C4 news

The NFU’s press teams work with the national and local media and journalists to make sure the public and key stakeholders understanding the challenges faced by British farmers and growers.

Following Wednesday’s Autumn Budget, the NFU has had 1,000s of mentions across national, regional, and trade print, as well as online and broadcast coverage.

As well as hearing from our members and officeholder teams on NFUonline, our NFUapp and our social media channels, you can catch up with them in other coverage here.

On screen and radio

NFU President Tom Bradshaw

NFU Deputy President David Exwood

NFU Vice President Rachel Hallos

Other interviews included:

  • NFU Dairy Board chair Paul Tompkins on Sky News
  • NFU Midlands regional board chair Jane Bassett on Talk TV (34:20)
  • NFU North regional director David Hall on BBC Breakfast.

NFU Cymru President Aled Jones

NFU Deputy President Abi Reader

The NFU was also mentioned on BBC News at 10 and BBC 2’s Newsnight, plus bulletins across BBC Radio 2, 4, 5 Live and 6 Music.

In print and online

The front page of The Sun and The Times’ live Budget coverage covers our reaction, as does The Times’ Leading Article. The Guardian has also posted an explainer on its website.

Tom is quoted in coverage across all national media, including Sky News, I News, Independent, Evening Standard, BBC, The Spectator, multiple articles in The Telegraph, multiple articles in The Times, multiple articles in the Daily Express, GB News and the Daily Mail.

NFU crops board appointee Will Oliver spoke to The Guardian as Student & Young Farmer Ambassador Naomi Williams-Roberts spoke to the Daily Express. Jane Bassett was also featured in the Daily Express alongside Lincolnshire member Henry Ward.

Farmers Weekly and Farmers Guardian report on the NFU’s plans for a mass lobby in London later this month to highlight farmers’ dissatisfaction about inheritance tax changes. This was also highlighted in The Telegraph’s live Budget coverage.