Guy Smith leaves Nfu high office

[Robt]

Just seen on Twitter @Guy Smith has stepped down. Although I don’t always agree with you. I do hope you continue to contribute on here.... all the best Robt
Edit, I may have got that wrong. Sorry if you have been voted out. Tom is a good guy too

 

[Tarw Coch]

If Guy has been voted out then the NFU have lost the plot

 

[Northeastfarmer]

New job for @Clive

 

[Werzle]

Stuart roberts taken over from guy smith, he seems to have had alot of jobs while also farming 400 hectares in hertfordshire. Once had a job for ABP?

 

[egbert]

Is this right? A big loss for the NFU if it is. Guy has been a breath of fresh air.

 

[Clive]

new AHDB chair appointed in April i think ...........

it’s traditional that it’s an ex nfu pres or high office holder it seems

nepotism ? surely not ?


in all seriousness Guy will be a big loss to the NFU - without doubt he is one of the good guys and really should have been a president

is Tom Bradshaw his replacement? if so that’s excellent, he will be very good

 

[turbo]

I think Stewart Roberts is guy’s replacement ,sad to see Guy go but Stewart is a very capable replacement having seen his work in Lincolnshire about the floods

 

[Chae1]

If Guy has been voted out then the NFU have lost the plot

Obvious wasn't doing that good a job if voted out. I always found his responses very defensive.

 

[bumkin]

Obvious wasn't doing that good a job if voted out. I always found his responses very defensive.

its probably the opposite perhaps he tried to change the nfu into something useful, he had a lot to defend perhaps he tried to put things right

 

[spin cycle]

he bloomin tried on here and didn't run away which is more than the rest did

 

[Steevo]

Few comments here too:

NFU Conference 2020 Live stream

Live I'm impressed you made it! Villiers was the same at OFC. Did you expect more detail and vision of the future in such a public forum? Would be awful PR if said something the audience found controversial!

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[Derrick Hughes]

They need too sharpen their Pencil. First round lost !

 

[fieldfarmer]

Guy leaving will be a blow for the Nfu, if I had a question he would answer on here quicker than if I had contacted my local "rep", thank you guy for your help and info over the last few years.

 

[Farmer1001]

Tom Bradshaw is an extremely capable individual, a good guy and a huge ambassador for Brit Ag.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

We’re fortunate that there are enough quality people wanting to do such an often thankless task.
I’m pretty sure that Tom is a protege of Guys.

 

[traineefarmer]

A sad loss for the organisation. I've been following Guy's writing in the press for the last couple of decades and agreed and disagreed with him in equal measure, but his honesty and dedication to UK agriculture could never be in question.

I took him to be a reformer and had high hopes that he could finally fix the stagnant and unrepresentative union. Maybe his ambition to do so was his downfall?

I sincerely wish him every success in whatever he chooses to do next. Banging heads together in another hopeless quango such as the AHDB would be a great start!

 

[Tim G]

I'm not an NFU member so my opinion doesn't really count I suppose. Guy comes across as a nice chap, I liked the fact that he came on here to answer questions and debate. It's a shame he did get to stay on because I think he had more to give.
However, Tom is a top bloke. I've known him through young farmers and worked for him too. He contract farms nextdoor to me and his family used to manage this farm as well. Unfortunately for his dad, I guess his retirement has been pushed back again!
Tom is a member on here too, but I see he hasn't been on since 2016, perhaps @Clive can persuade him to log on again?

 

[Steevo]

I'm not an NFU member so my opinion doesn't really count I suppose. Guy comes across as a nice chap, I liked the fact that he came on here to answer questions and debate. It's a shame he did get to stay on because I think he had more to give.
However, Tom is a top bloke. I've known him through young farmers and worked for him too. He contract farms nextdoor to me and his family used to manage this farm as well. Unfortunately for his dad, I guess his retirement has been pushed back again!
Tom is a member on here too, but I see he hasn't been on since 2016, perhaps @Clive can persuade him to log on again?

Interestingly to me that begs the question of why you aren’t an NFU member.

No stick to beat you with here.....more that if the NFU can’t attract you as a member, how can they persuade even less connected people to join.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

And before anyone complains about another big arable farmer being in office, Tom was brought up with dairy cows and finishing pigs on a small family farm and grafted from a young age.

 

[maen]

I am a member and the current officers fo not look at all edgy in fact rather the reverse. I do not know them personally but Guy always acted and looked like he could think outside the box.
And where we are going now we need all the edginess we can get!