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The press team deals with all national media enquiries.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak the team is working from home.

If the press line is engaged please call the out of hours number, and where possible call the team on their mobiles.

The press team is available Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm

Call the press line on: 02476 858 686

An out of hours press officer will be available:

  • Monday to Friday 7am – 8am and 6pm – 8pm
  • Weekends and bank holidays 10am – 6pm
Call the out of hours press officer on: 07814 667 603

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Latest from the media centre:

Column

Farmers Guardian: Uplands farmer Helen Drinkall writes about the end of BPS

NFU next generation forum member and uplands farmer Helen Drinkall wrote a column in Farmers Guardian this week outlining her concerns about the end of BPS.
26 April 2021 at 09:35

Press release

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Derbyshire farm with NFU President

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today saw first-hand the world-leading standards British farmers adhere to when he visited Stuart and Leanne Fairfax, livestock farmers in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire.
23 April 2021 at 14:47

Press release

Great British Beef Week can help build Britain's food brand

As the industry celebrates Great British Beef Week, the NFU is urging farmers to use this opportunity to demonstrate why government should support the promotion of world-class, sustainable British beef both at home and abroad.
23 April 2021 at 09:26

Press release

NFU awarded £30,000 by RAEng

The Royal Academy of Engineering has recognised the value of delivering STEM learning through the lens of food and farming and its role in inspiring the next generation of engineers by funding the NFU's brand new STEM education project.
20 April 2021 at 15:45

Column

Next gen forum chair writes in Daily Express on sustainable diets

A column by next generation forum chairman David Ractliffe featured in the Daily Express as part of its Green Britain campaign highlighting how people can adopt a more sustainable diet by buying British meat and dairy.
06 April 2021 at 16:56

Column

Arable Farming: The gene editing debate

In this month's Arable Farming column, NFU crops board chairman Matt Culley explores the benefits and challenges that could come with the approval of gene editing.
06 April 2021 at 16:39

Press release

Launch of new look Countryside Code

The new look Countryside Code has been published by Natural England. Many of the NFU NFU's recommendations for changes are included around keeping to public rights of way, ensuring dogs are under control and dog waste is binned.
01 April 2021 at 10:15

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