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Quote of the week
“It is important that as many farms as possible are able to access funding to support investment in things like water quality, wildfire management and sustainable food production."
NFU Deputy President David Exwood
This week's highlights:
Politico Pro’s Trade Newsletter and London Playbook PM both featured NFU President Tom Bradshaw’s comments on the need to keep UK agriculture off the table in further US trade talks. His warning came as countries across the world, including the UK, seek deals with the US to reduce the tariffs promised by President Trump on ‘Liberation Day’, which are now expected to come into force on 1 August. Politico’s website and newsletters are widely read by ministers, MPs and policymakers, making them a key route to influencing government on trade and economic policy.
Tom’s warning that British farmers have "nothing more to give" also featured on Sky News online.
The Yorkshire Post led with a front-page splash co-ordinated by the NFU, landing on the first day of the Great Yorkshire Show. The story focused on inheritance tax and prominently featured Tom, alongside national Crops Board Vice-chair James Mills. Tom also appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up To Money (20:28) and LBC, urging the Prime Minister to rethink the family farm tax.
The Financial Times’ State of Britain newsletter quoted Tom in a piece examining how cumulative pressures from government policy and the SFI are impacting sector confidence.
NFU Deputy President David Exwood is quoted in Farmers Weekly and Farmers Guardian, welcoming Defra’s new round of capital grants and highlighting farmers’ willingness to do more for the environment.
As concerns grow over the dry weather, NFU Vice-president Rachel Hallos featured in The Telegraph, warning of increasing wildfire risks and calling for joint prevention strategies with government and fire services.
Tom Bradshaw talks about the impact of inheritance tax changes
NFU Dairy Board member featured on Countryfile
NFU member talks fly-tipping on Sky News
NFU brings farming life to inner-city school
Putting the spotlight on NFU members:
- NFU Dairy Board member Amy Hayes and her family featured on Countryfile this week as part of a series meeting farming families across Britain. She highlighted the importance of her family working the land for the past century on the local community.
- Fly-tipping remains in the spotlight after more than 200 tonnes of waste were dumped in St Albans. The Telegraph featured Hertfordshire member Will Dickinson, who highlighted the toll the crime takes on farmers, as well as NFU Vice-president Rachel Hallos, who stressed the difficulty of catching culprits.
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Lucy Wood
NFU Press Officer