In this week's vlog, NFU President Tom Bradshaw updates from the Royal Welsh Show, highlighting the continued urgency of our Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign in light of the draft inheritance tax legislation published on Monday. He also addresses the findings of this week’s Independent Water Commission report.
NFU Deputy President David Exwood reflects on Yellow Wellies’ Farm Safety Week, calling on everyone in the farming community to make a personal pledge to prioritise safety on farms.
Weekly look ahead
Week commencing 28 July 2025
Your NFU officeholders, board members and policy staff make sure they represent your needs every day.
Monday 28 July
- NFU President Tom Bradshaw, NFU Vice-president Rachel Hallos and your representatives will be attending the NFU Water Summit at Rachel Hallos’ farm.
Tuesday 29 July
- NFU Vice-president Rachel Hallos and NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board Chair Martin Emmett are meeting with TIAH (The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture) to discuss skills needs for the sector
- NFU Vice-president Rachel Hallos is speaking at the National Policy Forum.
- NFU Chief Poultry Adviser Aimee Mahony will be meeting with Defra and the Department for Business and Trade to discuss the impact Ukrainian imports are having on the UK poultry meat and egg sector.
Wednesday 30 July
- NFU Vice-president Rachel Hallos is meeting with the MLC (Middle Level Commissioners).
- NFU Chief Renewable Energy Adviser Dr Jonathan Scurlock is attending the Science Steering Committee of the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping project, at Elsoms Seeds in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
Thursday 31 July
- The Defra Public Sector Procurement Team are on farm with NFU Vice-president Rachel Hallos, NFU Sustainable Supply Chains Chief Adviser Alex Stevens and Senior Policy Specialist (Procurement and Food Service) Bethan Cowell.
- The NFU Livestock Board are meeting.
- NFU Chief Poultry Adviser Aimee Mahony will be attending a GB AI Core Group meeting to hear the latest updates on the current Avian Influenza outbreak.
Friday 1 August
- NFU Deputy President David Exwood is meeting with Defra.
- NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board Chair Martin Emmett is joining Barfoots (national board members) who are hosting a number of new labour backbenches on farm.
