In May, we are busy attending Young Farmers' Club rallies across the patch, as well as the Beef Expo being held at Melton market on 30 May, and Rutland County Show on Sunday, 31 May. June planning is already in full swing!
Round-up of April
Arable roadshow
Members who attended the arable roadshow learnt a lot about the ongoing EU-UK negotiations and how dynamic alignment might impact arable businesses.
Whilst the overall aim of these changes would be to remove frictions at the border for agri-food products and be beneficial for trade, there are risks of losing some products UK farmers rely on heavily to produce their crops.
For those who could not attend our in-person events, you can catch up on the different sector webinars on NFUOnline
County meeting
We had a very interesting county meeting during which NFU bTB Adviser Mike Weaver went through the current position and latest updates.
NFU Midlands Livestock Board Chair Oli Lee covered what the board is currently working on, including the Animal Health and Welfare Strategy and cattle environmental permitting.
We were also joined by the Leicestershire and Rutland Rural Policing Team who reminded members about the different layers of security which can be implemented on farm.
The Melton Mowbray Branch is doing another trailer tagging event at Melton market in June, which is for all members and farmers in Leicestershire and Rutland to benefit from.
YFC rallies – getting closer to the next gen
Assistant County Adviser Ellie Edwards and I attended the Leicestershire & Rutland YFC Rally on Saturday, 9 May.
It was great to speak to the next generation of farmers and them finding out a little bit about what we do at the NFU in collaboration with our members.
We will also be at the Northamptonshire YFC Rally on Saturday, 23 May, so come say hello if you are there too!
Beef Expo and Rutland County Show
We will be at the Beef Expo on Saturday, 30 May, at Melton Mowbray Livestock Market and at Rutland County Show on Sunday, 31 May. Do pop by our stands to say hello, have a chat and for refreshments.
We are planning a county meeting for the end of June before harvest kicks off and a health and safety event on 24 June for LNR members.
Do keep an eye out on your inbox for more information to come soon.
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