Watch now: Your weekly vlog from the NFU President

01 November 2024

Hear how your top team has been working on your behalf in the latest vlog from the President.

In this week's vlog NFU President Tom Bradshaw outlines plans for a mass lobby of MPs in Westminster on 19 November, and urges members to send in their videos to demonstrate the impact that the Budget announcement will have on their business.

Send in your short videos to [email protected].


Blue tractor icon Weekly look ahead – 4 November 2024

Your NFU officeholders, board members and policy staff make sure they represent your needs every day.


Monday 4 November

  • NFU President Tom Bradshaw is meeting the Defra Secretary of State Rt Hon Steve Reed MP.
  • NFU President Tom Bradshaw is leading a member webinar Autumn Budget breakdown: What you need to know.
  • NFU Deputy President David Exwood is meeting the Food Security Minister Daniel Zeichner MP.
  • NFU Vice President Rachel Hallos is attending the Essex Annual General Meeting.

Tuesday 5 November

  • NFU Vice President Rachel Hallos is attending the Norfolk Annual General Meeting.

Wednesday 6 November

  • NFU President Tom Bradshaw, NFU Horticulture Board chair Martin Emmett are attending the National Fruit Show. Tom will be opening the show.
  • NFU President Tom Bradshaw, NFU Horticulture Board chair Martin Emmett, director of policy Andrew Clark, senior veterinary adviser Claire White, chief international trade adviser Gail Soutar and horticulture and potatoes senior policy specialist Christine McDowell are visiting Sevington Border Control Post with Defra officials.

Thursday 7 November

  • NFU Vice President Rachel Hallos meeting with Caroline Douglass, Executive Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management at the Environment Agency.

Thursday 7 – 8 November


Friday 8 November

  • NFU President Tom Bradshaw and NFU chief poultry adviser Aimee Mahony due to attend the Court of Appeal for an avian influenza legal case.
  • NFU Poultry Board Chair James Mottershead and NFU Poultry Board co-opted member Jonty Hay to attend Red Tractor Poultry Board Meeting.
  • The NFU net zero team are meeting with the Defra agri-net zero team.

Saturday 9 November


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