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Introducing your new @nfueast team! 🇬🇧🚜 Follow us on Instagram too: instagram.com/nfueast
"It's going to cost us money every time to get rid of it." ICYMI 📺| Hertfordshire farmer Eveey Hunter was on @SkyNews Breakfast this morning, discussing the emotional and financial toll of fly-tipping after she had 50 tonnes of waste dumped on her farm.
“You’re the victim of a crime – and now [the law is] going to make you pay for it. And if you don’t, [it will] criminalise you too.” Great to see @Telegraph highlighting the 200+ tonne fly-tipping on a Hertfordshire member's farm. It's a crime that blights our countryside and…
The NFU has responded to the @CommonsPAC inquiry on England's resilience to threats from animal diseases, following a recent @NAOorguk report, which found the government is not sufficiently prepared for increasing risk from animal disease. Read more👉ow.ly/eKf350WutZ2
@NFUtweets member Luke Abblitt @Ondaintreefarm is featured on page 3 of @CambridgeNewsUK urging for better education on food and farming on the curriculum. @NFUEducation
There was lots of coverage in national and regional media over the weekend about the @nfu working with the @EnvAgency to partially lift restrictions and allow about 150 farmers in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to resume abstraction. @rachelhallos huntspost.co.uk/news/25325181.…
Good news - The NFU has secured water access for 100+ farmers in East Anglia, after working with the Environment Agency to lift abstraction restrictions. NFU Vice-president @rachelhallos welcomes the news but says we need long-term solutions. Read more: tinyurl.com/vzehthzz
@nfu member Luke Abblitt @Ondaintreefarm returned to his old school for the first time in 20 years to talk to students about food and farming. Luke backs the NFU's calls for better education on farming in the curriculum. @NFUEducation. Story in @huntspost huntspost.co.uk/news/25302951.…
Our @NFUKent Chair Clive Baxter and NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board chair Martin Emmett (@EmmettMR) spoke to @itvmeridian at @FruitFocus about water availability and other challenges facing growers. #backbritishfarming
The @NFUtweets Cambridgeshire Harvest Health & Safety Day begins at Park Farm courtesy of @mhssly. We’re hearing about the emergency services 👮 🧑🚒 , mental health, working at height, safe machinery maintenance 🚜 and more. Thanks @nfueast @CambsCops @cambsfrs @mattredmanag and…
MPs saw a great example of food production and environmental support working in harmony when they visited the Barkers' family farm in Suffolk as part of thr NFU's Food and Farming Fellowship Scheme. @edbarkerAIC @NFUPolitical Story here in the @EADT24 eadt.co.uk/news/25302241.…
@NFUEducation ambassador Tim Papworth @potatofarmertim and @NorfolkYFC co chair Alice Saunders spoke to Earlham Nursery School pupils about food and farming. Covered by @BBCLookEast @itvanglia @GHRNorfolk @EDP24 @EveningNews and North Norfolk News. edp24.co.uk/news/25297730.…
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!
Children in Norwich have been learning about where their food comes from today- with the help of a big green tractor It's visit to Earlham Nursery School was set-up by the National Farmers Union to help get next generation excited about agriculture
@nfu Vice President @rachelhallos reflects on her day at the #norfolkshow in this article in the @EDP24 edp24.co.uk/news/25270883.…
@nfu Vice President @rachelhallos and NFU Norfolk Council Representative Nick Deane were on @BBCNorfolk at the #norfolkshow talking about issues including SFI, IHT and the importance of food security. Listen back here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Sugar Board Member and Beet Reception Chair, Alison Lawson, took part in an @nfueast roundtable with @DanielZeichner this morning 🤝 A great chance to discuss the concerns of #sugarbeet growers and the vital work of NFU Sugar #onbehalfofallgrowers 💪
@nfu Norfolk Vice Chair Will Sargent @WTSarge spoke about the exciting opportunities in farming for young people when he was interviewed by @itvanglia at the #norfolkshow today. See the clip in the link. itv.com/watch/news/roy…
'It's an absolute injustice that the victim of crime has to pay to clean up a crime' 40 lorry loads of waste has been fly tipped on a Hertfordshire farm, causing a clear up bill of £40,000 for the farmer. Read more👉ow.ly/tsJS50WfWTo