James Clark

It's really encouraging to hear the @SkyNews #Daily podcast examining the impact of fly-tipping. It's a crime so many farmers and growers battle with and this highlights why our call for a single reporting mechanism is so important. Listen here 👉 ow.ly/Y41a50Wp38r

ICYMI 📺| NFU President Tom Bradshaw (@ProagriLtd) was on @GBNEWS highlighting the pressure farm businesses have faced in recent years and why investment is so important to boost confidence, resilience and food security 👇

The NFU outlines key reforms needed in response to Defra’s farm profitability review led by Baroness Batters. -Enhancing investment opportunities -Supporting business development -Reforming the market and supply chain Read more👉nfuonline.com/updates-and-in…

Wanted a “smuggler” all my life. Hardys are £350-£500 used. Discovered US rod-maker March Brown, unknown here. This is their smuggler. $650 new. It’s unused & I paid £140. 9’ #5 7pc but can set up to 8’ or 7’ 6”. Amazing quality. Watch for size comparison. Delighted!

This is a great opportunity to make a difference and change the school curriculum to help young people have a better education around food. Add you name 👇

Posted without comment, not least because this has left me speechless.

Very proud of the @NFUtweets team tonight, as I so often am. Because they care about the farmers & growers they work for they step up uncomplainingly to do what needs doing. There is a unity in this wonderful organisation which, if one could bottle it, would be worth a fortune.

The boy papped me in the Monnow.

VLOG | NFU President Tom Bradshaw discusses meeting with Minister Daniel Zeichner, his concerns about US-UK trade negotiations and his meeting with Mayor David Skaith. Also, NFU Deputy President David Exwood discusses the NFU’s Uplands Vision document 👇 ow.ly/GNbH50Wopwf

Do you agree that learning about food and farming is important? Join NFU Vice-president @RachelHallos in our call to update the school curriculum, so that children can learn more about British food, farming and food security. Sign & share our petition👉 ow.ly/PPSn50WnCZK

We're calling on local authorities to start issuing PSPOs (Public Space Protection Orders) to deal with activities that carry a significant risk of causing wildfires. Read more👉ow.ly/nOeq50Wpgh9

This was the boy’s reading this trip. I fished this water many times with my late father, who had a rod there via the Services Dry Fly Fishing Association. Dad took me to meet Sawyer at his cottage when I was 11. It was many years before I understood what a privilege that was.

Thank you the Monnow Valley for a wonderful few days. Genuinely wonderful place, especially wading up or down stream away from places (other) tourists can reach.

Generally working at Goodwood Festival of Speed was a chore, especially in very hot weather like today, but there was one year I was pleased to be there: 2008. This is me driving Aygo Crazy, a one-off, mid-engined car which was my idea and built by my friend Roger Dowson.

Good lunch stop today.

The five Ps.

Away fishing for a few days with the boy. We’re clearly staying in the right place. #BackBritishFarming

Back from clockmaker with a new quartz motor. Serial numbers show this ship’s clock, which would once have been slaved to a master clock by hard-wire, travelled the globe for 25 years on a container ship. I think about where it’s been every time I glance up at the office wall.

Good to meet with Daniel Zeichner on @NFUtweets stand and raise the critical issue of restricted irrigation in Norfolk risking food production. Also asked about derogations to enable use of environmental areas and additional supplementary feeding during these drought conditions!

NFU President Tom Bradshaw met @YNYMayor David Skaith about his report, which identified that 52% of Yorkshire farms do not make a profit. At @greatyorkshow, we're exploring ways of working together to overcome some of these challenges, including IHT, fairness in the supply…