Many congratulations to our National Farmers' Union regional director Zoe Leach (Zoe Leach OBE), awarded an OBE in the King’s Honours List. Read more here: tinyurl.com/38w8k8rc

4000 Essex primary school children + 100 exhibitors + 200 farmer guides + Writtle college = best day out ever = Essex Schools Food and Farming Day

25 beautiful mm. The borage will be grateful.

Wildfarmed Tom Kerridge M&S Tom Kerridge Soil education = food education. Fostering a connection from the very start, to understand that our health - the food that's grown and consumed - and the planet's health are inextricably linked. Please watch: x.com/CountryTrust/s…

Yanks all of our chains!!

The new Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI), available to the largest number of farmers, does not include educational access payments (ED1). Defra UK has a window of opportunity to act now to address the growing disconnect between children & the land that sustains us. 1/2

Currently more heat than light around Red Tractor. Time to remember it’s history. Born out of the late 1990s when entire food chain was panicked by a hyped BSE fear. Based on farm inspection unique to British farms. 25 years later,post Brexit, is it time to fundamentally rethink?

Hats off to Christine Tacon for listening redtractorassurance.org.uk/news/red-tract…

Common sense prevails in Europe glyphosate registration extended for 10 more years great news for soils and the environment

Just to reassure everyone both reviews WILL be independent. 👇

Great to have Steve Barclay out on farm this morning. Conversations included: TB SFI Planning Sugar beet PPP’s Flooding Hopefully we will see Defra UK deliver on some of these priorities.

Quite right. By failing to build an integrated offshore grid, National Grid adds £2bn to everyone’s bills. Our region’s MPs & councils &27k people get it: offshore grid. Ofgem failing in its duty to keep bills low Claire Coutinho we need an offshore grid Essex Suffolk Norfolk Pylons

The carbon footprint of British beef and lamb is smaller than the global average. (2020 CIEL report) Find out more👉ow.ly/9kqX50QcZQk #BackBritishFarming #WeEatBalanced

Food we eat matters for climate say world leaders. We must give every child first hand experience of food and farming to equip them to thrive Defra UK Ed1 in SFI is critical Janet Hughes Department for Education minette batters Country Land & Business Assn bbc.in/4a4MrHK

Letter of complaint sent by National Farmers' Union to Channel 4 over #ThebigBritishbeefbattle programme presented by Ade Adepitan & produced by ZANDLAND™ Deputy President Tom Bradshaw says “Research for this programme appears to have been alarmingly lacking” nfuonline.com/updates-and-in…

Who knew grassland pasture worked so hard?🌱 The green wonder not only improves the soil to protect the town from floods, but also keeps Sam's cows happy and healthy🐮 #BackBritishFarming

Published last week: Environmental change and food security – Report Summary. This is a House of Commons Committee report, with recommendations to government. The Government has two months to respond. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmse… 1/

It's a family affair as Robert Padfield is proud to become the fourth member of his family to take up the role of NFU Essex Chair eadt.co.uk/news/24155388.…

The Tim Parton rehabilitation fund gofund.me/39fe4925

This #FarmSafetyWeek make sure you know how to prevent fires on your farm. Simply search: "Essex Fire Farm" for advice and details of how you can speak to our dedicated Rural Engagement Officer Ollie :-)