Northumbrian riparian farmers & conservationists,producing organic;beef, biodiversity, eggs, fibre, honey, lamb & wildlife https://xitter.cf/t.co/DTT7Be7v2s #CRL2017
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Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
Today & everyday, we stand for British farmers. 🌾
@CLANorth is joining #Farm24 to celebrate the people, passion & hard work behind UK agriculture - feeding the the nation, caring for the countryside & supporting thousands of rural businesses.
We thank and applaud you!
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
Our @CLAtweets members' meeting with Hexham MP @JoeMorrisMP yesterday was wide-ranging + constructive. Incl. challenges holding back the rural economy, farming support & food security, Renters' Rights, cost of MEES & EPC compliance, minimum wage, APR/BPR, the planning system etc.
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
Our @CLANorth team is currently seeking to appoint an experienced Rural Surveyor / Adviser to support @CLAtweets members across Yorkshire, the North East, Cumbria & Lancashire.
A super team + brilliant rural location - info: bit.ly/4ugd2LD
#RuralJobs #RuralSurveyor
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We are looking fwd to seeing our @CLAtweets North East Branch members at this year’s North East AGM at the impressive @TheBowesMuseum on 19 May. Our special guest will be CLA Pres. Gavin Lane at the AGM, kindly supp. by @WBD_UK
Details & registration: bit.ly/4tBWMnC
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
If we are to halt & reverse decline of the Curlew then difficult subjects must be tackled, including the high density of predators we have across the country - including foxes, crows & badgers. All wonderful creatures as well, but too many is a big issue for ground nesting birds.
Curlew Action were part of an expert panel which gave a briefing to parliamentarians on the importance of the recently launched UK Curlew Action Plan. See my blog on what was said... @CHinchliffMP @CurlewCountry curlewaction.org/parliamenta…
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
The Treasury has apparently buried their Batters Review on Farm Profitability until after the Budget
Q.
Why would you NOT be interested in what was wrong with the farming economy before you make economic policy decisions?
A.
Because the Treasury don’t want facts
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
By 2028, the average hill farm income will only be 55% of the national minimum wage.
And now the Government is forcing those farmers to pay a huge inheritance tax bill.
This is a disaster for our environment and our nation's food security.
I'll keep fighting for our farmers.
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
'What farmers were told just wasn't true' - Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner and Defra officials are grilled by MPs on the sudden closure of the SFI scheme. It gets very awkward in this clip.
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has calculated 42,204 out of 54,938 farms (76.8%) across Scotland and England will be impacted by the inheritance tax on family farms.
thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news…
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“Whether it's cuts to farm payments, completely inaccessible environmental schemes, changes to inheritance tax, appalling trade deals, or policies which disincentivise food production - farmers are being hammered by government.”
~ Tim Farron MP
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
Steve Witherden Labour Party MP for Montgomeryshire & Glyndŵr makes this powerful plea in Parliament to the Labour government to change inheritance tax on family farms & significantly raise the threshold so family farms aren’t affected. All credit to him. Principles before party.
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
The SoS hasn’t got the memo:
Whether levying the unaffordable #FamilyFarmTax, allocating the smallest ever real-terms budget for sustainable farming or extending damaging trade agreements, the October budget has been devastating for UK farming & the rural economy.
Fantastic speech from @RachelReeves.
I am proud @DefraGovUK is playing a leading role to kickstart the economy as part of our Plan for Change.
Here’s how👇🏼
ALT Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivering her speech
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Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
Just emailed our local labour MP to request a meeting to try and explain how totally wrong and misguided the family farm tax is . I will cross my fingers but not hold my breath . !! #gottokeeptrying #farmingaccountant
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
Ahh...a Labour MP true to his farming community isn't happy with his Party over the Inheritance tax to farmers. He was really nervous.
New member
Markus Campbell-Savours.
Simon J Bainbridge🇺🇦🐮🐑☘️🌺...🏍 retweeted
I wrote a thing.
(And, for clarity, I don’t want any kind of revolt, I want to stay home and do my job) unherd.com/2024/11/a-farmers…
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🇬🇧 WATCH
Farmer vs Starmer
Today’s #FarmingRally is only just the beginning….