More than 50 attend York East County Panel meeting

With national and regional representatives from across the NFU’s sector boards in one room, members had the opportunity to hear the latest policy updates and ask questions on the issues affecting their businesses.

Speakers included National Combinable Crops Chair Jamie Burrows, National Livestock Board Chair Clare Wise, Horticulture and Potatoes Board Vice-chair Tim Rooke, North Dairy Board Chair Graham Young, North Poultry Chair Matt Donald and NFU Sugar Board representative George Daniel.

Discussions covered key issues including imported food standards, bluetongue, TB, disease resilience, SFI, support for farmers, risk-based trading and milk prices, giving attendees the chance to get answers across multiple sectors in one evening.

York East County Adviser Poppy Smith said: “These county panel meetings, pulling in a representative from each of the sectors, are a one-stop-shop for commodity news and a fantastic way for members to get information from all sectors in an open forum.

“I would encourage any member to come along if invited to one in your area, no matter what sector you focus on, as it’s always interesting to hear what is happening in other sectors too.

“Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to a valuable discussion.”