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Officeholders in the media...
This week, NFU President Tom Bradshaw was interviewed by Rich Stockdale on Oxygen Conservation’s Second Nature podcast. From the trade and political challenges facing farmers to food system resilience and the next generation, Tom’s raw and wide-ranging interview unpacked the future of UK food production as he revealed what goes into feeding 70 million people. He also pulled back the curtain on how, after months of NFU campaigning, the government raised the inheritance tax threshhold.
During Farmers Guardian’s ‘Save Britain’s Family Farms’ campaign session at LAMMA 2026, NFU Deputy President David Exwood stressed the importance of telling farming’s story to drive confidence in the industry.
Following the news that M&S will buy a third more British chicken annually, NFU Poultry Board Chair Will Raw is quoted in The Telegraph, stating that farmers take pride in their high standards, as he calls on retailers to be open with customers about food sourcing.
NFU President Tom Bradshaw on the Second Nature podcast
“We have got to be able to attract the talent of the future, because what can be better than being in an industry that’s producing the food for the country while trying to solve the climate and biodiversity issues? What an opportunity, and yet we do not sell that. We need to make farming sexy.”
NFU President Tom Bradshaw on farming's next generation
Members in the spotlight …
- Provender Nurseries, a Kent-based plant wholesaler and NFU member, was interviewed by Politico on plans for an EU reset deal. The Operations Manager, Stuart Tickner, welcomed plans to negotiate an SPS deal but highlighted the significant work and investment already made to meet the current system’s requirements.
- Dairy farmer and Staffordshire member Magnus Brown had an industry profile in Farmers Guardian. He discusses his involvement in the NFU Student Farmer Ambassador Programme, his career path into farming, what it was like to win NFYFC Young Farmer of the Year and more.
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Lucy Wood
NFU Press Officer