We're so pleased that so many of your kids enjoyed week one of #LockdownLearning! We're back for week two with three new activities like this ⤵️ for your kids to get stuck into
Design and make a seed propagator 🌱 Don't know what one is? Well now's your chance to find out [1/3]
CHALLENGE | Farmers need to plant seeds for crops early in spring but cold weather can kill seedlings. Farmers are looking for ways to protect seedlings from the cold and to grow them more quickly. They need your kid's help to design, make and test a seed propagator [2/3]
Follow this link to get your hands dirty and have some fun ow.ly/KER250zdynf
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The government has launched its consultation into the administration of direct payments and a lump sum exit scheme payment for farmers. [Thread 1/5] nfuonline.com/news/latest-ne…
“As our agricultural support is overhauled, farm businesses across the country will be making life-changing decisions about the future of their farm or tenancy. We want to see a fair transition,” says our Vice President @ProagriLtd [2/5]
“No two farm businesses are the same, meaning each set of circumstances for a farmer considering a lump sum exit payment will be truly unique. We will now be consulting with our members extensively to understand their views on these proposals” - NFU VP @ProagriLtd [3/5]
“It's clear negotiators from Australia & New Zealand are sticking firm to their hardline demands for the complete removal of tariffs on all their exports to the UK. This would make life unbearable for small British family farms” - @Minette_Batters. [1/4] dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…
“The plain truth is this: removing tariffs for vast, unmanageable volumes of Australian beef or New Zealand lamb – or, God forbid, allowing zero tariffs on all their produce – could spell the end.” [2/4]
“The Government says it wants to 'level up' Britain. But this can never be achieved by throwing our family farms under the bus,” says @Minette_Batters who is proud of British farming's high standards. #BackBritishFarming [3/4]
BREAKING NEWS: After extensive campaigning by the NFU the government has agreed to put in law a system that means each new free trade deal will be scrutinised by parliament for its impact on animal welfare and British farming before it’s ratified. nfuonline.com/news/latest-ne…
The Trade and Agriculture Commission will be put on a full statutory footing and will provide a report that will be laid in Parliament before the start of a 21-day scrutiny period under the terms of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act.
🆕 Food standards campaign update 🆕 Yesterday, the House of Lords voted overwhelmingly on an amendment to the Agriculture Bill which will strengthen the role of the Trade and Agriculture Commission. [1/4]
So what does this mean? It means that for the 1 million of you who signed our petition and the 78,000 of you who emailed your MP to get this commission set up, we are one step closer to achieving our goal. [2/4] countrysideonline.co.uk/back-british-f…
If the amendment goes on to be approved by MPs in the House of Commons in October, the Bill will give the Commission the power to provide Parliament with independent advice about the impact every future trade deal will have on British food and farming standards. [3/4]
British farmers are proud to produce food for the nation and are committed to achieving #NetZero by 2040. That's 10 years ahead of the UK Government's target 🙌 [Thread 1/4]
Terry and Tracy are two farmers that have decided to harness the ☀️, 💨 and power of the 🌍 to minimise the carbon footprint of their farm. “It’s vital we all do more to reduce our carbon footprint," says Tracy, who's passionate about producing #ClimateFriendlyFood [2/4]
Terry and Tracy aren't alone. In fact, British farmers produce renewable energy to power an average of 10 million homes 🙌🏠 [3/4] ow.ly/gejR50Agh6p