In this week’s vlog, Tom is joined by Deputy President David Exwood, Vice President Rachel Hallos, and NFU Cymru President Aled Jones to explain how the vlog will look a little different moving forward.
They talk about a range of topics including:
• Meetings with farming champion MPs (0.10)
• Meeting Mark Spencer MP, Farming Minister, discussing sugar, SFI and Bluetongue (BTV) (1:26) Read more on SFI: https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/sfi-scheme-guidance-and-information/. Read more on BTV: https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/bluetongue-essential-information/
• Meeting with Johnathan Reynolds MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade, discussing impacts of trade deals and export growth (2:36)
• Our ‘Buy British' button (2:49) Read more: https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/buy-british-button/
• Our response to the Budget announcement this week (3:09) Read more: https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/spring-budget-2024-nfu-response/
• Our latest statement with UK farming unions and AHDB on Red Tractor (3:45) Read more: https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/red-tractor-reviews/
• Reflecting on the fantastic work done by NFU Cymru this week outside the Senedd with an update from Aled (4:16) Read more: https://www.nfu-cymru.org.uk/news-and-information/stark-wellies-display-puts-the-boot-into-welsh-government-sfs-policy-proposals/
See how the NFU is making a difference: https://www.nfuonline.com/hot-topics/see-how-the-nfu-is-making-a-difference/
https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/