NFU calls for urgent action to implement seasonal workers scheme

NFU calls for urgent action to implement seasonal workers scheme

Oct 28, 2020 | News

The NFU is urging Government to provide immediate clarity on how fruit, veg and flower businesses will be able to recruit seasonal workers next year. The call comes as a new industry-wide survey shows that, despite the Pick for Britain campaign, UK residents made up...
BBC meat documentary pulled up on impartiality

BBC meat documentary pulled up on impartiality

Oct 16, 2020 | News

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has had its complaint about impartiality upheld by the BBC over the documentary entitled ‘Meat: A Threat to Our Plant?’ The BBC1 documentary aired in November 2019 and was presented by science and wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin. The...
NFU responds to Agriculture Bill vote

NFU responds to Agriculture Bill vote

Oct 13, 2020 | Brexit, News

The president of the National Farmers Union (NFU), Minette Batters, has hit out at the decision to reject the latest round of amendments to the Agriculture Bill, saying that the future of British food and farming is at stake. On Monday 12th October, MPs voted against...