National Farmers’ Union president to put food at heart of Brexit

National Farmers’ Union president to put food at heart of Brexit

Feb 27, 2018 | News

Newly elected president of The National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Minette Batters, has called on the Government to put British food and agriculture on the global map, ahead of further Brexit negotiations. During her first official speech, Batters highlighted that “now is...
National Farmers’ Union president to put food at heart of Brexit

Minette Batters elected as National Farmers’ Union president

Feb 22, 2018 | News

Minette Batters has been elected as the new president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) for a two-year term, becoming its first female president. Batters, a beef farmer from Wiltshire, will serve alongside Guy Smith as deputy president and Stuart Roberts as vice...
UK food and farming sector highlights Brexit impact

UK food and farming sector highlights Brexit impact

Feb 13, 2018 | News

Representatives of the UK’s food and farming industry have now set out what a successful Brexit means to them, to promote a unified voice to Government from across the food sector. This comes after representatives met at the NFU’s Brexit360 event at its headquarters...
Gove outlines post-Brexit farming funding and food policy

Gove outlines post-Brexit farming funding and food policy

Jan 4, 2018 | News

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has set out plans for the way farming subsidies will be funded and the food policy that Defra will be focusing to deliver after Brexit. Speaking at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference, Gove announced that the Government would...