NFU Talk
As the voice of British agriculture, the National Farmers Union (NFU) is always making sure it's ahead of the curve when it comes to farming headlines, information and guidance. The brand-new podcast, NFU Talk, is dedicated to unpicking the detail of the hot topics affecting agriculture, with expert insight from the NFU's farming specialists.
Episodes
86 episodes
Closure of SFI & farmer confidence at an all-time low
NFU President Tom Bradshaw gives his reaction to the “unacceptable” announcement on the immediate closure of SFI applications, and outlines his next steps.Sign up to our webinar “SFI closure: what you need to know.” https://www.nfuonlin...
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3:55
London Rally, Blueprints for Growth & HLS
NFU President Tom Bradshaw updates on the rally that took place in London this week to #StopTheFamilyFarmTax and encourages members to keep holding their MPs accountable on the issue.He also highlights the work that is going on to ensur...
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2:32
Reflections on NFU Conference 2025
NFU President Tom Bradshaw reflects on NFU Conference, including the pre-loved toy display and the Defra Secretary’s speech.While there were positives from Steve Reed's speech including announcements on SAWS and HLS, he couldn’t answer ...
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1:40
Reflections on the #StopTheFamilyFarmTax meeting with the Treasury and next steps
On this week’s farming in five, NFU President Tom Bradshaw reflects on the disappointing meeting with the Treasury and outlines the next step for the #StopTheFamilyFarmTax campaign, including NFU Conference, the farming toy donations and the ra...
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3:52
A busy week of #StopTheFamilyFarmTax campaigning
NFU President Tom Bradshaw reflects on a busy week, with multiple Stop the Family Farm Tax events taking place in Westminster. He also gives his reaction to recent comments by the Prime Minister and Food Security Minister in relation to the cam...
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5:57
Donate your pre-loved farm toys for the #StoptheFamilyFarmTax campaign
NFU President Tom Bradshaw updates from Dairy-Tech on latest developments in the Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign. He looks ahead to NFU conference and asks members to donate pre-loved farming toys for our next campaign moment. He...
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3:37
Next steps for the Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign
In this week’s Farming in Five, NFU President Tom Bradshaw reflects on the success of the Farming Day of Unity. He also looks forward to the next steps on the Stop The Family Farm Tax campaign as agreed by NFU council this week. He is joined by...
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4:07
At No.10 Downing Street to deliver the #StopTheFamilyFarmTax Petition
In this week’s Farming in Five, Tom Bradshaw is joined by NFU Cymru President Aled Jones, as they deliver the #StoptheFamilyFarmTax petition to No.10 with over 270,000 signatures from the public. They also highlight the National Day of Unity ta...
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1:38
Agricultural industries join call to stop the family farm tax
Hear this week's Farming in Five from NFU President Tom Bradshaw as he records live from LAMMA where members of allied industries to farming signed a pledge to Stop the Family Farm Tax.
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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2:27
Standing strong to #StopTheFamilyFarmTax
In the first Farming in Five of 2025, you'll hear from NFU President Tom Bradshaw on our Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign, NFU Deputy President David Exwood on ELMs and NFU Vice-President Rachel Hallos on flooding and water.
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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3:27
#stopthefamilyfarmtax banners showcased across the UK
This Farming in Five from NFU President Tom Bradshaw features our brand-new campaign banners to Stop the Family Farm Tax, an update from NFU Deputy President David Exwood on ELMs and capital grants, and a Christmas message from your officeholde...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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2:10
Why telling the farming story is crucial to #StopTheFamilyFarmTax
In this week’s Farming in Five, NFU President Tom Bradshaw reflects on the past week which saw him present at the Efra Committee as well as looking ahead to the NFU’s roadside banner campaign and event at Lamma in January.
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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4:17
Next steps in the Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign
In this week's Farming in Five NFU President Tom Bradshaw sets out the next steps in our Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign. You will also hear from NFU Deputy President David Exwood on ELMs and NFU Vice-President Rachel Hallos on water.
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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4:03
A message from NFU officeholders in England and Wales
This week's Farming in Five features an important message from a united officeholder team about the next steps on the Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign.
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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2:44
NFU President meets Prime Minister on Family Farm Tax
NFU President Tom Bradshaw tells you what happened at his meeting with the Prime Minister on 25 November on APR, BPR and current farming issues.
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:21
NFU secures greater support for farmers + General Election
This week's Farming in Five is a General Election special, where NFU President Tom Bradshaw and NFU Head of External Affairs Scott Pepe outline what's next for the NFU. You can also hear about the breaking news on the Farm Recovery Fund and BPS...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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3:38
Untitled Episode
This week's Farming in Five from NFU President Tom Bradshaw is recorded from the Devon County Show where the NFU South team have been meeting members from across the region.In this week's edition, you can hear about the Farm to Fork Summ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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2:12
The importance of traceability and provenance
In this week's Farming in Five from NFU President Tom Bradshaw, you can hear about bluetongue, the NFU's meeting with agricultural attaches and its importance, and why farm safety is a leading priority for the NFU.
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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2:29
What happened? Secretary of State attends NFU Council
In this week's Farming in Five, NFU President Tom Bradshaw recaps on the latest meeting of NFU Council which hosted Secretary of State Steve Barclay and gives insight to what he said when giving evidence on methane last week.You can als...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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5:25
Who's representing the sectors? Meet the NFU board chairs
In this week's Farming in Five Tom outlines his latest meetings with Government leaders, reflects on the NFU's National Tenant Farmer Conference and introduces the first three of the NFU's sector board chairs.
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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4:21
Farming Recovery Fund "simply was not good enough"
This week's Farming in Five is led by the Farming Recovery Fund announcement. The fund - which Tom says "simply was not good enough" - has scrapped the 150m rule following extensive talks with the NFU.You can listen all about this...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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4:33
Putting food production at risk
In this week's Farming in Five, Tom and NFU Vice-President Rachel Hallos visited the Boston Barrier with Chair of the Environment Agency Alan Lovell, and Minister for Water and Rural Growth Robbie Moore, to hear directly from members about the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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5:45
Find a farm assurance meeting near you
In this week's farming in five you can hear about the NFU's roadshow of farm assurance meetings starting next week, a special NFU Live session on bTB and an update from the NFU Poultry Board's Phill Crawley on laying hen standards.
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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2:31
Hearing from members in Dartmoor
In this week’s Farming in Five, you can hear Tom's download on a member meeting in Dartmoor which featured Secretary of State Steve Barclay, Natural England's Marian Spain and Sir Geoffrey Cox MP. Also featured this week:
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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3:17
A new style vlog this week from NFU President and your officeholder team.
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 ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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6:05