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Swallow fledging last 4 years 2021 20 chicks 2022 54 chicks 2023 65 chicks 2024 70 chicks Many new nests in modern ag buildings. I do what I can, as many safe nesting spots as possible, water, mud and farm for insects. Nature Friendly Farming Network Matthew Oates FWAG SouthWest pic Teresa Farr

Farm input costs have increased by an average of 44% since 2019. farminguk.com/news/farm-inpu…

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❗ One in 10 farmers could quit the industry due to concerns about tax rises and subsidy cuts farminguk.com/news/fears-of-…

This is a terrifying moment. If Trump wins the election, he will cut off military aid to Ukraine. Unfortunately Ukraine is totally dependent on the US to hold Putin at bay. If Putin wins in Ukraine, he will then move on to the Baltics who are our NATO allies. Then Trump will have

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I agree with very little the reform party stand for, but Rupert Lowe MP speaks truth to power here. I can’t disagree with a word he says. Will #government listen to #farming common sense?

Spot on Rob. Rob Yorke Rural leadership required. Nothing is achieved without people.

He wrote a really good thoughtful thing:

Then we don’t have national security I was with Professor Tim Lang this afternoon and asked him how many days food security we have He’s written a book about this and is respected expert. He was very clear we have… 3 DAYS

This sort of tweet is unhelpful IMHO. For example my elderly parents really would not want to hear this suggestion. My polite advice - remove the tweet.

Spot on Bud, as ever… though National Farmers' Union etc would do well to focus on the big issue for farming - underpayment for produce - and not on what makes members cross.

We seem to be stuck in a circlejerk of debate on APR and how many people it affects, while the elephant in the room escapes debate. IHT is a cruel and lazy tax. To chance it at short notice denying ability to plan is brutal. That’s why people are cross and fairly so. 🧵 1/

Just been sent this. Think he won that one.

Better late than never…

One rule for us, lower rules for importers. This has been going on my entire farming career. A good example was unilaterally banning sow stalls in 1997, which reduced our self sufficiency significantly. When will it end?

Annual UK production of malting barley is 2m tonnes. Total tax take is 2m x £20,000 ie £40billion. Perhaps not growing malting barley would make the government think again… Oh I forgot - brewers would buy imports produced to lower standards for less. The Labour Party National Farmers' Union 👇

Yesterday marked the opening ceremony of the ORFC (Oxford Real Farming Conference), and I was deeply inspired by James Rebanks’ statement on resistance: “When I was young, I thought farmers were old, grumpy men who knew everything. Now I know that the point of farming is to

This shit is mental Not for farmers But for the country For everyone It is literally insane for a food system to be governed like this Worse than insane It’s dangerous