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BREAKING: @Minette_Batters has been re-elected as NFU President #NFU20
Stuart Roberts @HertsFarmer has been elected as NFU Deputy President #NFU20
Tom Bradshaw @ProagriLtd has been elected as NFU Vice President #NFU20
Eustice getting a bit of a grilling at #NFU20
The first questioner says HMG has not done enough to address flooding in the countryside
He says floods have damaged soil in areas like Lincolnshire, which produces 27% of UK veg
"One of the biggest barriers is government policy"
The first questioner says HMG has not done enough to address flooding in the countryside
He says floods have damaged soil in areas like Lincolnshire, which produces 27% of UK veg
"One of the biggest barriers is government policy"
Groans from farmers in the audience after Eustice says they can wait until June to see if the soil is healthy enough for crops
Batters tells him: "You're the sixth secretary of states which I've worked with in six years and that's one of the challenges I've faced" #NFU20
Batters tells him: "You're the sixth secretary of states which I've worked with in six years and that's one of the challenges I've faced" #NFU20
NFU official says they're "deeply disappointed" by the points-based system
They say it's "imperative" that agriculture & horticulture are on the shortage sector list
"No labour, no business. It's as simple as that"
Eustice says he wants those sectors on the shortage list
They say it's "imperative" that agriculture & horticulture are on the shortage sector list
"No labour, no business. It's as simple as that"
Eustice says he wants those sectors on the shortage list
George Eustice tells #NFU20 about changes to the Agriculture Bill which involves reducing BPS payments in a progressive way, meaning that the largest land owners will take the largest reduction [1/3]
“We will also use the powers in the Bill to simplify the legacy BPS scheme and will be looking closely at issues like the Crop Diversification Rule.” [2/3]
“We are also giving consideration to the development of an exit scheme to help older farmers retire by providing the option for them to take several years BPS payment in one final settlement in return.” [3/3]
NFU President Minette Batters is delivering a punchy speech on food standards
She says it'd be "morally-bankrupt, work of the insane" to embrace some of the production used abroad e.g Australia, Brazil, Malaysia
"This isn't hysteria, this isn't mumbo-jumbo, this is fact"
She says it'd be "morally-bankrupt, work of the insane" to embrace some of the production used abroad e.g Australia, Brazil, Malaysia
"This isn't hysteria, this isn't mumbo-jumbo, this is fact"
Batters warns HMG that meat imports washed in "chlorine or *other chemicals*" are unacceptable (that's a clear reference to lactic acid)
She says: “What is more important to our economy, our health and our environment than the very food that we eat?”
businessinsider.com/brexit-eu-set-…
She says: “What is more important to our economy, our health and our environment than the very food that we eat?”
businessinsider.com/brexit-eu-set-…
Batters pulling no bunches in this speech
She asks why government is reluctant to ask experts
If HMG "is serious" about upholding food standards after Brexit, she says, it should put legal promises in the Agriculture Bill (HMG is refusing)
Details here insider.com/british-farmer…
She asks why government is reluctant to ask experts
If HMG "is serious" about upholding food standards after Brexit, she says, it should put legal promises in the Agriculture Bill (HMG is refusing)
Details here insider.com/british-farmer…
LATEST: Basic Payments will be reduced by the following percentages in 2021 for farmers in England, @DefraGovUK has confirmed.
#NFU20 #NFU2020 (thread 1/10)
#NFU20 #NFU2020 (thread 1/10)
For example, for a claim worth £40,000, a 5% reduction would be applied to the first £30,000 and a 10% reduction would be applied to the next £10,000. (thread 2/10)
The reduction percentages will be increased over time until the final payments are made for the 2027 scheme year. (thread 3/10)
LATEST: @DefraGovUK secretary George Eustice will use @NFUtweets conference to unveil details of government's Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme.
#NFU20 #nfu2020 (thread 1/8)
#NFU20 #nfu2020 (thread 1/8)
ELM scheme will replace direct payments to farmers, which will be phased out from 2021. It will reward farmers who undertake environmental measures on their land.
#NFU20 #nfu2020 (thread 2/8)
#NFU20 #nfu2020 (thread 2/8)
Proposals unveiled by @DefraGovUK secretary George Eustice include three ‘tiers’ of entry to the ELM scheme, "enabling anyone from any farm or land type to participate at the right level". (thread 3/8)
#NFU20 #nfu2020
#NFU20 #nfu2020
