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  1. Jerry

    No farmers, No food

    Anyone know who is behind this on twitter? Thryve picked up 25k followers in a few days and are saying they are planning some sort of campaign?
  2. Flat 10

    Digital Grain Passports poll

    Please vote as to whether you are in favour or not and give a few reasons why you made your choice if you wish underneath. Apologies and please ignore if it's been done already, I just thought it would be interesting as despite the consultation being open until the 2nd Feb (see Ad in front page...
  3. MrNoo

    Battersby fan Club

    Anyone else a member??!!
  4. Dolomite

    2024 onwards plans- expansion, retraction or consolidation.

    Like all, the current climate around the industry and uncertainty around most things is dictating our decisions and influencing the potential choices we have to make or things we can't do. We like to stay in the footing if able to pounce at opportunities without been tied down or signed up for...
  5. B

    Uk Livestock Farmers A Dying Breed?

    Well what do others think? It seems to me, while our govt, makes "our " farmers, jump through all the hoops, ( rules, regulations etc etc), right? Meat from wherever? floods into the UK? Why i say this, just phoned my vet, to get some alymycin, for treating some foul of the foots, and been told...
  6. Agriland RSS

    Now is the ‘right time’ for review of farm assurance – NFU

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have said now is the “right time” to start their independent review of farm assurance. The organisations said they will conduct a robust and...
  7. CPM RSS

    Independent review of farm assurance

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have announced the next steps for a jointly run independent review of farm to fork assurance. Together, the organisations say now is the right time to...
  8. Clive

    Condescending Supermarket

    How very generous …….. How VERY condescending ! The open market can decide the value and we can decide if we want to sell at that price “supermarket god complex reaches new levels” should have been your headline @Abi Kay
  9. G

    Call to arms

    Call to arms https://x.com/JamesMelville/status/1748800346283970716?s=20
  10. W

    NFU office holder positions 2024

    https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/nfu-officeholder-elections/#culley So what’s the REAL story as to why Andrew Ward, Ollie Harrison and Martin Williams are not running for positions. Have they been told they are not allowed to because it would upset the gravy train?
  11. B'o'B

    Digital grain passports

    Grain producers, please feed into the consultation for digital grain passports. Their introduction is likely to disadvantage independent grain traders and result in further consolidation of the grain trade. As growers we need greater diversity in the grain market not less. It seem like growers...
  12. Cowabunga

    Don’t be a slave

    Apply these thoughts to your work as it relates to ever more rules, regulations, restrictions, cross-compliance, farm assurance, your ability farm without hinderance and your sanity
  13. Humble Village Farmer

    Unregulated meat imports.

  14. David1968

    You know you're a stockman tractor driver when.....

    You can't use the foot throttle because it's frozen to the mud on the floor :bag:
  15. Henery

    Aldi ….. misleading?

    Lamb display in Aldi Ludlow today, all had a barcode sticker conveniently obscuring most of the NZ flag, while leaving enough Union Jack ….. complete Gangsters
  16. Grass And Grain

    TFA press release about GFC and WWF Basket

    Well done TFA. Couldn't have said it better myself. We can't let retailers do this to us, and we can't let the GFC come into existence through a medium such as Red Tractor, where compliance becomes a condition of supply... with no remuneration mechanisms for the farmers. If anyone wants to...
  17. B'o'B

    Red Tractor Ignoring questions about their data sharing.

    Below is a copy of an email I sent to 2 email addresses at Red Tractor on the 12/12/23. I received no answer, so I chased Red Tractor for an answer at the beginning of this week. Still no response. The Information Commissioner's Office (IOC) expect data requests to be handled within 1 calendar...
  18. Emily Terry

    Royal Agricultural Student - Dissertation Survey - Theme: Impacts of post-brexit agricultural policy on North England Farms

    Hello! My name is Emily Terry and I am in my final year of studying Agri-Food Business Management at the Royal Agricultural University, and I am preparing to undertake my dissertation. I am interested in exploring the impacts of post-brexit agricultural policy, including the phase out of CAP...
  19. Dr John Strak

    AHDB - who pays and who gains?

    This is a long post from me but I hope you can find time to read it all. I am an Honorary Professor in Food Economics at the University of Nottingham and I acted as the secretary to the AHDB’s AgEcon Advisory Group for 3 years (2018-21). The Group was dissolved by AHDB in 2022. As a consultant I...
  20. F

    Meat of all Types is Short!

    A Butcher I supply always works the London market to find bargains which he knocks out to the catering trade or advertises on his Social media pages to keep business going. Talking to him this morning he was shocked at the price of beef on the market and how little was available. In fact the...
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