Thank you.
With polling day upon us, now would seem as good a time as any to say a resounding thank you to all who have helped us in the Farmers for Britain campaign. So many people have put endless time, money and effort into this campaign. Our members have driven the length and breadth of the British Isles each week to debate and help inform. They have written blog posts late at night after a long day lambing and found the time in their busy working days to host press visits to their
Farmers for Britain's Michael Seals on the wealth of opportunities that a new UK agricultural po
*Originally published in Farmers Weekly The Brexit referendum is a momentous event, a once in a lifetime choice that will affect our industry more than any other. We’ve had debate with few facts, but a lot of emotion. There are good points about being in a market of 500 million, however, the EU belongs to a bygone era as the world opens up. Future growth will come from countries such as China, a country of 1.36 billion people, and a world market of 7.1 billion. World trade h
Brexit is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for significant and much-needed change in the agricultural ind
In or out? It’s the big question on everyone’s lips, but as a young farmer in the South West my mind was quite easily made up. It boiled down to this: do I feel like we need change in the agricultural sector or do I think that it’s a stable, successful industry already? And quite simply the answer is that yes, we need change! I am also not alone in this view. When speaking to many other young farmers they feel the same way. The general opinion is also developing and changing
