Agenda:
1. Minutes of previous meetings (16 October 2025 and 8 January 2026)
2. Matters arising
3. County Plan - review the planned member engagement in the County and main stakeholders we meet with.
4. Officeholder induction - all NFU officeholders including County, branch chairs (vice chairs recommended) and commodity delegates are required to have an induction briefing.
5. Impact of the war in Iran - NFU welcomes CMA response as farmers feel the brunt of key input price rises – NFUonline
and Middle East conflict: NFU legal team advise on contract issues – NFUonline
6. Trade deals - aligning with EU rules: NFU members – tell us how aligning with the EU will affect your business – NFUonline
7. Commodities: the items below are suggestions for discussions or info - members can raise any additional issues.
Livestock - Environmental Permitting: NFU seeks member feedback from beef enterprises on EPR – NFUonline, FMD in Europe update: Foot-and-mouth disease in Europe – UK trade impact – NFUonline and Tougher laws on livestock worrying came into force on 18 March: NFU welcomes livestock worrying law coming into force – NFUonline
Dairy - Dairy price falls: https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/26/a-survey-for-the-milk-sector/ and Bluetongue virus: NFU reminds livestock keepers of BTV-3 vaccine requirements – NFUonline
Combinable Crops - fuel and fertilisers:NFU secures continued exemptions for agriculture on transporting fuel and fertilisers – NFUonline and NFU welcomes plans to modernise fertiliser rules as Defra launches consultation – NFUonline
Horticulture & Potatoes
Poultry - Avian Flu: Avian influenza – what you need to know – NFUonline
Tenants - Tenancies: Farm Tenancy Forum guidance for long-term farm business tenancies in England – NFUonline
Uplands - receive an update from Joe Dalton (NFU North Uplands Group delegate) and Peak District meeting in May (tbc)
8. Cross Sector Issues
- Health & Safety Moment - What have you done to make your farm safer or what has been a 'near miss'. The airline industry has a culture of openness, where near misses are reported to make other aware of the risk.
9. TB and other Endemic diseases
- Hotspot 31 Update
- Next steps for Tb control in Derbyshire
10. BPS, Agri-Environment and other grant schemes
- Note - deadline for submitting annual revenue claim for Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier and Higher Tier + Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) is 15 May. Key information for agri-environment scheme agreement holders – NFUonline
- Closure of CSF bookings for where CSF endorsement is required for a capital grant item for the 2026 round. (Can still request a visit ready for a future round).
11. Rural Crime
12. Infrastructure projects and planning reform
- Chesterfield to Willington power line
· Carsington to Tittersworth pipeline
· Hathersage to Worksop pipeline
· Peak Cluster – CO2 capture pipeline. Peak Cluster – Four major cement and lime producers have come together to create a resilient future for the industries through Peak Cluster.
13. YFC
14. RABI - hear from John Hall and Angela Sargeant
15. Derbyshire Farmers Management Committee (DFMC)
- Burseries available to subsidies attendance of ‘young’ NFU members at Groundswell, Real Oxford Farming Conference and the NFU Conference.
· Sale of paintings of local scenes and furniture that used to be Agriculture House, Matlock – bids being sought.
For further details contact: [email protected]
16. AOB
Forthcoming Derbyshire County Meeting Dates: (all being held at The Duke William, 91 Church Street, Matlock, DE4 3BZ starting at 7.30pm)
- 27 May 2026
- 14 October 2026
- 6 January 2027
If you cannot make this meeting in person you can request to join via Teams by emailing: [email protected] and the link will be sent to you.