Three generations laying hedges today, doing the same thing that my family has done here at Strickley for 150 years. But, we feel vulnerable about the future right now. We don’t own land as an asset for tax purposes or for a wealth fund, we own land to care for it & to farm it.

🐄🐄 🥛🇬🇧 Great to attend the Dairy UK event in Parliament this morning talking about the role of dairy in sustainable food systems and how dairy is the bedrock of a sustainable diet. Supporting the dairy industry is vital for the health of our nation.

And if you wonder what that all means, and whether this isn’t just about paying your fair share of tax, then this might explain… unherd.com/2024/11/a-farm…

‘Governments of both colours have promised farmers the world and they have consistently betrayed us.’ Joe Stanley tells Ben Kentish that the inheritance tax issue is the ‘final straw’ for farmers after a series of ‘unrelenting negative policies’.

🇬🇧 WATCH Farmer vs Starmer Today’s #FarmingRally is only just the beginning….

I’ve been dealing with the Met Police for weeks on part of today’s events. They’ve been amazing. Tonight the Met boss, in our wrap-up call, said: “It would be brilliant if farmers could organise every protest we police” Massive credit to everyone who came today, lobby or rally.

"Rachel Reeves is literally KILLING wildlife!" - I think Reeves, Starmer, and Ed Miliband in particular need to take a good listen to this man at the farmers' protest 👇 Chloe Dobbs

We are three jobs down this season...and counting.

#NoOneVotedForThis. scribehound.com/countryside/sh…

A “Clusterf**k” as it is colloquially termed.

125,000 job losses. That's what Family Business UK have written to the Chancellor about this weekend. And it gets worse... 🧵

Looting is not normally considered a felony?

Farming is so broken why do we bother

This is one of the best summaries of how the government are hammering UK farmers on so many different levels. Please take a few minutes of your time to watch and listen. Support our farmers. Our food security depends on them. Save British Farming 🇬🇧

A thread 🧵 for @RachelReeves and Keir Starmer We are a family farm in Mid Suffolk, growing combinable crops and producing free range eggs. Back during the last Labour government we were struggling to make decent margins, so we explored alternative income streams and diversify

We made a film about our work at Kemerton Estate. We really wanted to capture just how committed the Estate has been to conservation over the long term to recognise those who pioneered agroecology before it was fashionable. I hope we got that accross. youtu.be/i6ErjgX874s?si…

“If you care, care now, not ten years in the future when it’s all gone. We need your support now”. Making no apologies for how cutting and clear my commentary is. Defra UK Steve Reed MP Rachel Reeves Keir Starmer do the right thing. You are ruining our country.

£2.5bn for British steel. That’s the same as the annual budget for agriculture…. Steel industry employs 33,700 - contributes £1.8bn to the economy 🏭 Agriculture employs 285,000 - contributes £13.7bn to the economy 🌾

Some little things we’ve done (with help) to help nature thrive on our farm A kind of update or summary… 🧵🧵🧵