Derbyshire farmer Nick Adams makes the case for Brexit
Nick Adams, an organic beef and sheep farmer from Derbyshire ,makes the case for Brexit in his opening address to Harper Adams University at their Brexit debate on 17th May 2016. The motion was as follows: "This house believes that UK food security, farmer prosperity and the natural environment will be better served by greater separation from our European neighbours." Thank you for the invitation to propose the motion. I apologize that you've not got Owen Paterson or George E
23-year-old Welsh sheep farmer Jacob Anthony on why he will be voting for Brexit on the 23rd June.
Jacob Anthony is a 23-year-old 5th generation beef and sheep farmer from Bridgend, South Wales. As a Welsh livestock farmer many of you may have been led to believe that it would be the norm for myself and many other people in my area/sector to be extremely pro-EU, but this is most certainly not the case. Over the last several months many of the discussions that me and my young farming colleagues have had in relation to agriculture and its future have all ended up with one un
Geoff Pickering: The NFU bangs the drum of big business farming - it does not represent me or my vie
The only surprise in the NFU Council expressing support for remaining in the EU is that the organisation actually managed to have a view. Perhaps the fact that the it loses much of its function without the EU, that it maintains offices in Brussels and has so many staff dependent on the lobbying gravy train emboldened them to take a stand. When it comes to many local and planning issues the organisation is notorious for remaining neutral. I have more than once had NFU reps say
