me too,as long its got the ' legal assistance'bit as wellNFU membership is too expensive for me.
Would like to see a 'basic' cheaper tier of membership with less perks
I certainly cant afford a 20 k + pick up .........
me too,as long its got the ' legal assistance'bit as wellNFU membership is too expensive for me.
Would like to see a 'basic' cheaper tier of membership with less perks
What the NFU usually does is provide a useful dissemination of unpopular policies or regulations for and from the government of the day to all farmers,be they NFU members or not.I wonder what the farming industry would look like if the NFU didn’t exist? What if the government of the day and its civil servants were given a completely free rein to decide on policy and regulations, with the only influence on their thinking coming from the likes of RSPB, the Badger Trust and PETA.
I am constantly amazed that forum members I class as intelligent in everything else they post don’t seem to see this ‘unseen’ work (maybe that’s why!) I can’t believe that the ‘value’ of membership is calculated on the worth, or otherwise, of the discount you get on a new pickup.
Personally, I would NOT want to be farming in a world where we didn’t have a union representing and fighting the corner for our industry.
The NFU aren't the only organisation representing farmers views although they are most likely the biggest and most widely recognised.I wonder what the farming industry would look like if the NFU didn’t exist? What if the government of the day and its civil servants were given a completely free rein to decide on policy and regulations, with the only influence on their thinking coming from the likes of RSPB, the Badger Trust and PETA.
I am constantly amazed that forum members I class as intelligent in everything else they post don’t seem to see this ‘unseen’ work (maybe that’s why!) I can’t believe that the ‘value’ of membership is calculated on the worth, or otherwise, of the discount you get on a new pickup.
Personally, I would NOT want to be farming in a world where we didn’t have a union representing and fighting the corner for our industry.
I wonder what the farming industry would look like if the NFU didn’t exist? What if the government of the day and its civil servants were given a completely free rein to decide on policy and regulations, with the only influence on their thinking coming from the likes of RSPB, the Badger Trust and PETA.
I am constantly amazed that forum members I class as intelligent in everything else they post don’t seem to see this ‘unseen’ work (maybe that’s why!) I can’t believe that the ‘value’ of membership is calculated on the worth, or otherwise, of the discount you get on a new pickup.
Personally, I would NOT want to be farming in a world where we didn’t have a union representing and fighting the corner for our industry.
Mole Valley, BASC, and many other farming buying groups also do great discount deals on vehicles. It's not exclusive !
Generally get a better discount off a pickup by not using NFU discount.
When I bought my last truck I negotiated pretty hard and could not get close to the nfu discount.think it was 16% at the time but currently 18
Nick...
But if I read frank the wools earlier post correctly that 16/18% should be in addition to what you negotiate with the dealer as the NFU discount is from the manufacturer.When I bought my last truck I negotiated pretty hard and could not get close to the nfu discount.think it was 16% at the time but currently 18
Nick...
I dont think anyone would disagree, I certainly woudnl't want no NFU, but I would like one to do a better job than I (and clearly others) believe is currently being done. Its also fair to say that the NFU are not the only people / organisation fighting UK ag's corner, there are others
I find it equally hard to believe that people I class as intelligent are not smart enough to question and push for improvement in every aspect of everything the NFU does. I find the "its faultless lets' pat each other on the back for our utter brilliance that no one else understands or seems to know about" attitude frankly patronising, it makes smart people look stupid IMO
its like listening to Brexit remain voters talking about those that chose to leave as "too thick yo understand what they were voting for" rather than simply accepting that they have a different point of view every bit as valid as the next mans
I cannot reconcile those two positions as they seem completely contrary to each other: “I stopped paying, but I don’t want them to fail.”.I don’t agree that an ordinary paid up member has ability to change anything, put simply they have no voice or vote unless they are prepared to spend time in committee meeting etc which the vast majority have neither time or inclanation for, as a result feel they are not represented
I stopped paying as I was fed up contributing to something that were doing many things I didn’t like and pushing policies that I didn’t support
If I didn’t have various businesses to run and a family I enjoy spending time with then maybe I would have gone the other way and got more involved and tried to be part of change
I certainly don’t want them to fail
I cannot reconcile those two positions as they seem completely contrary to each other: “I stopped paying, but I don’t want them to fail.”.
No I didn’t.ill have a lookdid you try car wow ?