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anyone knownhow the candidates are doing for the various NFU posts? Any strong runners / clear favourites? How are they all coming across at the hustings?
anyone knownhow the candidates are doing for the various NFU posts? Any strong runners / clear favourites? How are they all coming across at the hustings?
Had a email from FWI today with some poll results - seems Banters is miles ahead of Smith
Nothing between the vice candidates
Had a email from FWI today with some poll results - seems Banters is miles ahead of Smith
Nothing between the vice candidates
As a friend, so possibly some bias, but I’d also say Stuart Roberts is an excellent candidate. Arable and livestock farmer, organic, sells majority of produce direct so knows consumers, past history working in the higher levels of the civil service so knows government and in the meat industry at a high level with ABP. would have thought this covers a large chunk of UK agriculture.
Is he the big lad who's lost a lot of weight?I’m surprised there are so few replies given the important changes that are happening politically over the next few years, all of which will have a massive impact on UK farming. Say what you will about the NFU but without them I’d wager things will be a whole lot worse over this time.
I’d also heard Minette B was pretty much a foregone conclusion.
As a friend, so possibly some bias, but I’d also say Stuart Roberts is an excellent candidate. Arable and livestock farmer, organic, sells majority of produce direct so knows consumers, past history working in the higher levels of the civil service so knows government and in the meat industry at a high level with ABP. would have thought this covers a large chunk of UK agriculture.
Is he the big lad who's lost a lot of weight?
I liked him, he has a strong presence. Also liked Charles Sercome.That's the one, ran the London marathon last year........ Damn good choice if he gets a start up the ladder
Only half the man he was though !!
I’m surprised there are so few replies given the important changes that are happening politically over the next few years, all of which will have a massive impact on UK farming. Say what you will about the NFU but without them I’d wager things will be a whole lot worse over this time.
I’d also heard Minette B was pretty much a foregone conclusion.
As a friend, so possibly some bias, but I’d also say Stuart Roberts is an excellent candidate. Arable and livestock farmer, organic, sells majority of produce direct so knows consumers, past history working in the higher levels of the civil service so knows government and in the meat industry at a high level with ABP. would have thought this covers a large chunk of UK agriculture.
yep spot on, not many on TFF will have any say in it whatsoeverI’m not a member anymore as you know but why are you surprised at so littie interest in a election that a regular member / farmer can’t vote in ?
If farmers could vote I suspect their interest would be much higher and debate a lot more lively
I liked him, he has a strong presence. Also liked Charles Sercome.
I think Charles would make a good deputy and Stuart as vice? It sounds like Minnette Batters will get the top job, though I thought it would have been much closer between her and @Guy Smith .
I’m surprised there are so few replies given the important changes that are happening politically over the next few years, all of which will have a massive impact on UK farming. Say what you will about the NFU but without them I’d wager things will be a whole lot worse over this time.
I’d also heard Minette B was pretty much a foregone conclusion.
As a friend, so possibly some bias, but I’d also say Stuart Roberts is an excellent candidate. Arable and livestock farmer, organic, sells majority of produce direct so knows consumers, past history working in the higher levels of the civil service so knows government and in the meat industry at a high level with ABP. would have thought this covers a large chunk of UK agriculture.
The NFU shouldn't be like this but the organization has failed to move with the times like other organizations like the RSPB/NT etc etc have done and this is the result.
I take your point and it is a valid one. However most 'on the ground' farmers have never had anything to do with the candidates other than hear them speak at a hustings whereas your nfu county delegates will have sat with them at council and various meetings with govt etc and will have a far better idea of who's up to the job. Our county members certainly take great interest in who the county delegates support and value their input. After all as we all know some people are talkers and some are doers and it's only after working with them do you get to know which is which.I’m not a member anymore as you know but why are you surprised at so littie interest in a election that a regular member / farmer can’t vote in ?
If farmers could vote I suspect their interest would be much higher and debate a lot more lively
But you do get a vote at county level. If you feel so strongly go the your county meetings and have your say.Perhaps we should have our own TFF poll, especially as the majority of us will never get to vote on it !
......or we can have a peasants revolt and cause mischief to get a vote !
I take your point and it is a valid one. However most 'on the ground' farmers have never had anything to do with the candidates other than hear them speak at a hustings whereas your nfu county delegates will have sat with them at council and various meetings with govt etc and will have a far better idea of who's up to the job. Our county members certainly take great interest in who the county delegates support and value their input. After all as we all know some people are talkers and some are doers and it's only after working with them do you get to know which is which.
Poor examples GUTH, RSPB and NT have been infiltrated to up to their necks with one eyed idiots, but the NFU are our own worst enemy.