It has been a busy few weeks, with the Royal Bath and West Show being a key focus.
It was great to catch up with lots of members and colleagues over the three days.
One of the highlights was David Exwood joining us on stand for a reception covering the recent SFI announcements and member Q&A as well as a visit from Kaleb Cooper!
Thank you to The Newt in Somerset, The Slow Farming Company & Orchard Park Farms for donating local produce for the reception. For anyone that couldn鈥檛 make it, we hope to see you in 2026!
After the show we had a quick turnaround for our two Somerset Health and Safety Days on 16 and 17 June which were a great success with over 70 members learning about Tractor & Trailer Safety, Fire Safety, CPR Awareness, HSE investigations, working from height, and rural crime.
A thank you to all the stakeholders that attended and our host farm venues. It is so important we improve health and safety on farm, please all remember to 鈥楾ake 5, Stay Alive鈥� over the busy harvesting period this summer, five minutes to pause, to think, and to take care of your physical and mental wellbeing.
Please do get in touch with your local group secretaries or with me directly if there's anything we can do to support your farm businesses. I look forward to seeing many of you over the coming months at local shows and branch events!