National Day of Unity

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.

Date

25 January 2025

For more information, please click here

Notice for time limited abstraction licence (TLL) holders

The EA are concerned that a large number of TLL holders whose licences are due to expire on the 31 March 2025 have not yet applied to renew their licences.

It is important that licence holders submit their TLL renewal applications by 31 December 2024 to allow enough time for the EA to determine the applications before they expire. Please don’t delay and risk your application not being determined by the expiry date. Renewal applications submitted before this date also benefit from limited extension of validity (LEV) which means that the expiring licence is considered to remain ‘live’ until the EA have finished assessing the replacement.

More details on renewing licences can be found here.

NFU Midlands Younger Member Events

The next Midlands regional event will be on 5 March 2025 for more information and to register please click here

Farm for the Future – Royal Countryside Fund

Do you want help navigating agricultural policy changes including help with understanding ELMs and SFI (Sustainable Farming Incentive)?

If you’re an owner-occupied or tenant farm in England that received BPS, The Royal Countryside Fund’s Farm for the Future programme is in its final year, offering a last chance for free support which includes a 1-2-1 session with a consultant to talk about your farm.

Its online workshops can be joined from the comfort of your own home via Zoom to help you and your farm business navigate policy changes and become more resilient and sustainable.

To find out more and sign up to the online group, contact Christina Hutchings via email [email protected] or call 07715 353 546 or visit www.royalcountrysidefund.org.uk/farmforthefuture

Be vigilant of scam callers

If you receive a call that looks like it is from NFU Headquarters and are unsure then please hang up, do not pass on any personal details.

You can contact NFU CallFirst on 0370 845 8458 to check if we are doing any calls or promotions.

Read our advice on how to deal with scam callers.

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.

To participate or learn more, please Visit https://bit.ly/3L6VQTZ or contact Nike directly through [email protected].

Members support would be invaluable to the success of this research.

Questionnaire for pilot study - https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Ip8UzYPUFmq1UG9FIUnzVaHnAQRUG1V/view?usp=sharing

Nottinghamshire NFU Golf Society            

Calling all golfers, formed over FOREty years ago, Nottinghamshire NFU golf Society currently have matches each year against Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Yorkshire NFU Societies. We also have four quarterly meetings at various courses around the county.

We are looking to recruit new golfing members from the Farming or Country loving communities to join this friendly society. Golfers of all standards would be very welcome.

Their 2024 AGM and Winter Meeting is on 4 November at Newark Golf Club.

Please contact Iwan Jenkins on 07795 414778 if you would like to join us or have any questions about the group.

Great North Road (GNR) Solar and Biodiversity Park

Elements Green has launched Phase Two Statutory Consultation on plans for Great North Road (GNR) Solar and Biodiversity Park – a new solar, energy storage and biodiversity park located to the northwest of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. The developer will be holding eight in-person information events and one online community webinar, providing opportunities for feedback.

The event dates are as follows:

• Thursday 23 January – 2pm – 7:30pm – Maplebeck Village Hall, Main Street, Maplebeck, Newark, NG22 0BS
• Friday 24 January – 2pm – 7:30pm – Sutton on Trent Sports Club, Grassthorpe Road, Sutton on Trent, Newark, NG23 6QX
• Saturday 25 January – 11am – 3pm – North Muskham Rural Community Centre, North Muskham, Newark, NG23 6HL
• Wednesday 29 January – 2pm – 7:30pm – Laxton Village Hall, Hight Street, Laxton, Newark, NG22 0NX
• Thursday 30 January – 11am – 3pm – Kelham House, Main Street, Kelham, Newark, NG23 5QP
• Friday 31 January – 2pm – 7:30pm – Carlton on Trent Village Hall, Main Street, Carlton-on-Trent, Newark, NG23 6NW
• Tuesday 04 February – 2pm – 6:30pm – Eakring Cator Hall, Kirklington Road, Eakring, NG22 0DA
• Wednesday 05 February – 11am – 3pm – Newark Town Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1DU
• Monday 10 February – 5:30pm – 7pm - Online Community Webinar  

This consultation will end on Thursday 20 February 2025.

For more information on the Solar and Biodiversity Park, visit: https://www.gnrsolarpark.co.uk/