Simmo

I set up a farming campaign account @NoFarmsNoFoods on X a few months ago that has snowballed to over 130,000 followers on X and also 13,000 members on Facebook and it has received a lot of media coverage. We now have a steering group of key individuals in the farming and fishing industries driving this campaign forward in many ways. By farmers, for farmers. No bandwagon jumpers…just a campaign driven by farmers or those with farming heritage. I care deeply about the farming industry because of my own farming heritage and want to find ways to amplify and support our magnificent farmers to ultimately create meaningful policy support from governments (who aren’t listening to the many concerns of farmers). Farming is something that I care passionately about and I am working with numerous farmers and connected rural industries right across the industry to help get their voices heard in a non partisan way. I know first hand how gut wrenchingly difficult it is for farmers to sell their land or farm. Farming isn’t just a job. It’s a way of life. The soil is in their blood. Their service to society is often taken for granted. One of Britain’s greatest assets is the beautiful, lush, green countryside. Our green and pleasant land - cultivated, maintained & harvested by our farmers. But once the farmland is gone, it’s gone. It never returns. We lose our countryside at our peril. Farming should be right at the top of the government agenda. But instead of supporting farmers, this appallingly cruel and vindictive government are threatening the existence of so many family farms. It’s absolutely appalling. Our farmers are being shafted by supermarkets and governments. But without a strong farming industry, society crumbles. Food security is the absolute foundation of a functioning society. So let’s listen to the concerns of our farmers. Let’s understand their situation. Let’s campaign and build public support our farmers. My father (a retired farmer in the photo below) had to deal with numerous problems in his industry. The problems still exist today (and many additional problems). Enough is enough. It’s time for farming to be put front and centre of government policy - in the best interests of farmers. Our food security depends on it. Key @NoFarmsNoFoods campaign issues: 🚜 Unfair supermarket prices to farmers and consumers 🚜 Axe the inheritance tax on family farms. 🚜 Tighten up the loopholes that create cheap unregulated imported food 🚜 Prioritisation given to local farmers within public sector (hospitals and schools) food supply 🚜 Promote healthy and nutritional eating 🚜 Stop mass-scale solar panels on prime farmland 🚜 Reverse government policies that restrict farming outputs 🚜 Flood protection (government investment) requirements 🚜 Mental health in farming 🚜 Buy local British food 🚜 Support fishing industries and communities 🚜 Support small and medium scale family farms against the rise of mega corporation land grabs 🚜 Give a voice and amplification to the concerns of farmers (anywhere) 🚜 Support rural communities and economies Join the support for the campaign. Please follow @NoFarmsNoFoods #NoFarmersNoFood