Welcome to the Leicestershire, Northants and Rutland county page – the place for members to discover what’s happening where you are with branch activity, meetings and a whole host of events.
LNR County Meeting
With the Government's current plans to change policy on APR & BPR, we are putting together a meeting to on 22 January help you plan for the coming changes and to ensure that you are building resilience into your farming business moving forward.
Farmers from across the UK will stage a National Day of Unity in January as pressure builds on the government to halt the controversial family farm tax that will devastate family farms across the country.
The next Midlands regional event will be on 5 March 2025 for more information and to register please click here
Call for Participants: Advancing Fairness in the UK Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Sector – University of Leicester
Are you into fresh fruit and or vegetable cultivation in the UK? University of Leicester are conducting a study on advancing fairness in fresh fruit and vegetable sector and would love to hear from you!
Participation in the study involves farmers who are into the cultivation of fresh fruits and vegetables in the UK and who are suppliers to large retailers in the UK.
All data collected will be handled with the utmost confidentiality and anonymity based on University of Leicester's guideline and used solely for academic purposes.
Once you have submitted your query someone from NFU CallFirst will contact you. If needed, your query will then be passed to the appropriate NFU policy team.
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