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This is your space to catch up on where you, our members, have featured in the news, where we've been, what we've said and how the media is helping push farming up the agenda.
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Quote of the week
鈥�Driving forward productivity to build domestic food production should be on every government鈥檚 list.鈥�
NFU President Tom Bradshaw
This week's highlights:
NFU President Tom Bradshaw featured in several national stories this week, including in City A.M. raising concerns over how the . He was also featured in .
The Daily Mail also , highlighting the NFU's stance that these changes would put small family farms at risk and noting that a group of around 40 Labour MPs 鈥� calling themselves the 鈥榬ural growth group鈥� 鈥� are pushing for an amendment to protect them. This news also made the front page of The Sunday Telegraph and was .
NFU Vice-president Rachel Hallos spoke to iNews about the听 and its potential impact on horticultural production. She warned that the combination of dry conditions and global volatility could spell serious challenges for UK food and farming.
Finally, NFU countryside adviser Poppy Sherborne was quoted by BBC online,听 into the countryside. She described unlicensed reintroductions as 鈥渋rresponsible鈥� and urged people to stick to legal and carefully managed routes to protect farming and the environment.
David Barton discusses retailer commitments
NFU features on the front page of The Sunday Telegraph
NFU member and Tom Bradshaw talk agri-tech with The Guardian
Rob Newbery discusses bluetongue on BBC Midlands Today
Putting the spotlight on NFU members:
- If you read The Guardian's business pages this week, you might have seen a brilliant piece by journalist Joanna Partridge following . She explored how the business is using drone technology to monitor and manage their watercress crops 鈥� a great example of how British farmers are embracing innovation to stay ahead. Tom Bradshaw also featured, talking about the role of innovation in farming, calling for every government to prioritise investment in productivity.
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Lucy Wood
NFU Press Officer