NFU Talk

In this week's episode, NFU President Minette Batters recaps her appearance on last night's Question Time and looks ahead to the Food Security Summit at Number 10 on 16 May.

 You can also read Minette's message to the King and Queen Consort ahead of tomorrow's (6 May) Coronation on NFUonline.

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/

In this week’s episode, Minette updates us on her recent council meeting, attended by Thérèse Coffey, Mark Spencer and Janet Hughes. A valuable opportunity to discuss items such as water management and countrywide feedback on SFI. Minette also discusses the upcoming Domestic Food Security Summit, which is to be held at Number 10.

In addition to the above, Minette highlights upcoming member meetings, discounted agricultural show tickets available to members and thanks everyone for their support of Team NFU, who ran the London Marathon last Sunday.

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/

In this week’s episode, NFU President Minette Batters updates us on giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, the upcoming SFI member meetings taking place across the country and the positive conversations that have taken place with the M&S Agriculture team this week.

Minette also reminds us that Great British Beef Week starts this Sunday, and lastly thanks all those supporting Team NFU who will be running the London Marathon in aid of Farm Africa this weekend.

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/

This week's update from NFU President Minette Batters shares insight into a phone call with the Prime Minister on the CPTPP deal as well as some exciting news about Team NFU running in the London Marathon for Farm Africa.

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/

In this week’s episode Minette speaks about the discussions and challenges around the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), giving evidence to the House of Lords horticultural sector committee, and her discussions with Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey when they met this week. 

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/

In this week's episode, NFU President Minette Batters updates us on media interviews this week that focused on the challenges that farmers and growers are experiencing, the necessity for fair terms of trading and the importance of food security.

You can also hear about Minette meeting with Natural England on a farm visit in Leicestershire.

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/

 In this week's update from NFU President Minette Batters you can hear all about today's (16/12/22) announcement on the seasonal workers scheme. 

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/

 The stakes could not be higher – that’s the message from NFU President Minette Batters this week as she recaps on the NFU’s emergency press conference held in London on Tuesday.

Government faces a stark choice: back British food production to secure a home-grown supply of sustainable food or risk seeing more empty shelves in the nation’s supermarkets. 

That is the warning from the NFU President.

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/

From her farm in Wiltshire, this week NFU President Minette Batters reflects on Lord Plumb's memorial, the annual Henry Plumb Lecture and why you should join the NFU Live on 15 December with Defra's Janet Hughes.

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/

Recorded on Back British Farming Day (2 November), NFU President Minette Batters recaps on the events of the day, including celebrating the NFU's Community Farming Heroes, the wheatsheaf pin badges taking centre stage in PMQs and the organisation's virtual NFU Live with the Farming Minister.

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/watch-now-your-weekly-vlog-from-the-president/