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NFU Horticulture and Potatoes

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Updates from the NFU Horticulture and Potatoes team.

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linkhttps://www.nfuonline.com/sectors/horticulture-and-potatoes/ calendar_today01-11-2018 11:10:44

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At #NFUCouncil NFU Horticulture and Potatoes chair Martin Emmett (Martin Emmett) welcomes the independent assurance review recommendations & APHA/Defra collaboration on borders & trade. He urges action on the EU Fruit & Veg Aid Scheme ending in 2025, calling for an extension to prevent funding gaps.

At #NFUCouncil <a href="/NFUHortPots/">NFU Horticulture and Potatoes</a> chair Martin Emmett (<a href="/EmmettMR/">Martin Emmett</a>) welcomes the independent assurance review recommendations &amp; APHA/Defra collaboration on borders &amp; trade.
He urges action on the EU Fruit &amp; Veg Aid Scheme ending in 2025, calling for an extension to prevent funding gaps.
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NFU members | Join us for the #NFU25 virtual NFU Horticulture and Potatoes fringe session: 'Building confidence and securing growth for British horticulture and potatoes'. The panel will discuss the sector's preparation for the future. 📅3pm on 18 February Register here👉ow.ly/IUKh50UPte6

NFU members | Join us for the #NFU25 virtual <a href="/NFUHortPots/">NFU Horticulture and Potatoes</a> fringe session: 'Building confidence and securing growth for British horticulture and potatoes'. The panel will discuss the sector's preparation for the future.

📅3pm on 18 February

Register here👉ow.ly/IUKh50UPte6
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ICYMI 📺| Did you see NFU Horticulture and Potatoes member Rob James on BBC Countryfile over the weekend? He explained why delays of plant imports at the border and concerns around biosecuriy are such an issue for horticulture businesses. Watch at 23:21 👉 ow.ly/m42u50USbVZ

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NFU members | Register today for the #NFU25 NFU Horticulture and Potatoes virtual fringe session! The panel will explore how the sector can maintain its status as an innovator and ask: how can British growers prepare for the future? ⏲️ 3:00pm 📅 18 February Register👉ow.ly/pAKH50UYntO

NFU members | Register today for the #NFU25 <a href="/NFUHortPots/">NFU Horticulture and Potatoes</a> virtual fringe session! The panel will explore how the sector can maintain its status as an innovator and ask: how can British growers prepare for the future?

⏲️ 3:00pm
📅 18 February

Register👉ow.ly/pAKH50UYntO
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NFU Members | At the NFU Horticulture and Potatoes fringe, our panel discussed the Fruit & Vegetable Aid Scheme, seasonal workers, and the renewed NFU Horticulture Strategy. Questions were also put to Food Security Minister Daniel Zeichner MP. #NFU25 Read more 👉 ow.ly/4kuI50V3tQ9

NFU Members | At the <a href="/NFUHortPots/">NFU Horticulture and Potatoes</a> fringe, our panel discussed the Fruit &amp; Vegetable Aid Scheme, seasonal workers, and the renewed NFU Horticulture Strategy. Questions were also put to Food Security Minister Daniel Zeichner MP. #NFU25
 
Read more 👉 ow.ly/4kuI50V3tQ9
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The NFU Horticulture and Potatoes has launched a new revised growth strategy, calling on the government to unlock the barriers for growth and to deliver confidence back into the sector. Read more👉ow.ly/JwET50V49sM

The <a href="/NFUHortPots/">NFU Horticulture and Potatoes</a> has launched a new revised growth strategy, calling on the government to unlock the barriers for growth and to deliver confidence back into the sector.

Read more👉ow.ly/JwET50V49sM
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The NFU Horticulture and Potatoes sector fringe, hosted by board chair Martin Emmett, focused on the critical areas that would help British growers prepare for the future. Read more👉nfuonline.com/updates-and-in…

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NFU Members | Have your say 💬 Defra and the Welsh Government are consulting on increasing plant health fees by around 30%. The NFU is seeking feedback from members on the impact this would have on their businesses. Read more 👉 ow.ly/31Vs50V7LSf

NFU Members | Have your say 💬

Defra and the Welsh Government are consulting on increasing plant health fees by around 30%. The NFU is seeking feedback from members on the impact this would have on their businesses.

Read more 👉 ow.ly/31Vs50V7LSf
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NFU members | Booking is now open for growers to attend the Seasonal Worker Taskforce 2025 Grower Roadshow. The events, sponsored by the Taskforce, will provide insights into ethical recruitment practices, legal requirements and worker welfare. Read more👉ow.ly/ru9c50V890H

NFU members | Booking is now open for growers to attend the Seasonal Worker Taskforce 2025 Grower Roadshow. The events, sponsored by the Taskforce, will provide insights into ethical recruitment practices, legal requirements and worker welfare.

Read more👉ow.ly/ru9c50V890H
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NFU members | North Yorkshire grower Tim Rooke has been re-elected as chair of the NFU Potato Policy Group with Edward Backhouse elected vice chair. The group addresses key policy areas and reacts to the sector's challenges & opportunities. Read more👉ow.ly/2ARA50Vfttz

NFU members | North Yorkshire grower Tim Rooke has been re-elected as chair of the NFU Potato Policy Group with Edward Backhouse elected vice chair. The group addresses key policy areas and reacts to the sector's challenges &amp; opportunities.

Read more👉ow.ly/2ARA50Vfttz
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NFU members | We are hosting a series of interactive webinars to give you an opportunity to shape our response to the Land Use Framework consultation. Your feedback is key to ensuring the framework delivers for food production. 📅 24-27 March Register👉 ow.ly/q5XX50Vhj72

NFU members | We are hosting a series of interactive webinars to give you an opportunity to shape our response to the Land Use Framework consultation. Your feedback is key to ensuring the framework delivers for food production.

📅 24-27 March

Register👉 ow.ly/q5XX50Vhj72
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NFU members | If you are an employer, you need to be aware that National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates increase on 1 April 2025. Read more on the changes👉ow.ly/CBLq50Vi9Ot

NFU members | If you are an employer, you need to be aware that National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates increase on 1 April 2025.

Read more on the changes👉ow.ly/CBLq50Vi9Ot
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National Farmers' Union growers came together today from across the Midlands to discuss NFU’s Hort strategy and sector led issues, chaired by Hort national board chair, Martin Emmett and senior policy advisors 🥕🥔🍇🌷NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Dyson Farming

<a href="/NFUtweets/">National Farmers' Union</a> growers came together today from across the Midlands to discuss NFU’s Hort strategy and sector led issues, chaired by Hort national board chair, Martin Emmett and senior policy advisors 🥕🥔🍇🌷<a href="/NFUHortPots/">NFU Horticulture and Potatoes</a> 
<a href="/DysonFarming/">Dyson Farming</a>
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NFU President Tom Bradshaw (Tom Bradshaw), NFU Horticulture and Potatoes chair Martin Emmett & former Defra Minister Lord Rooker have called for a cross-government biosecurity plan and sufficient investment to counter the biosecurity risks the UK is facing. Read more👉ow.ly/WalB50Vsk1S

NFU President Tom Bradshaw (<a href="/ProagriLtd/">Tom Bradshaw</a>), <a href="/NFUHortPots/">NFU Horticulture and Potatoes</a> chair Martin Emmett &amp; former Defra Minister Lord Rooker have called for a cross-government biosecurity plan and sufficient investment to counter the biosecurity risks the UK is facing.

Read more👉ow.ly/WalB50Vsk1S
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NFU members | NFU Potato Policy Group chair and NFU Horticulture and Potatoes vice chair Tim Rooke has explained the importance of the Land Use Framework consultation & why growers should share their views by 11 April to feed into our response. Read more & have your say👉ow.ly/MmEH50VsXkh

NFU members | NFU Potato Policy Group chair and <a href="/NFUHortPots/">NFU Horticulture and Potatoes</a> vice chair Tim Rooke has explained the importance of the Land Use Framework consultation &amp; why growers should share their views by 11 April to feed into our response.

Read more &amp; have your say👉ow.ly/MmEH50VsXkh
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NFU members | NFU Horticulture and Potatoes vice chair Stephen Shields explains why it's crucial for horticulture members to give their feedback on Defra’s draft proposals to regulate contract agreements in the fresh produce sector. Read more and have your say👉ow.ly/2mUa50VCsKt

NFU members | <a href="/NFUHortPots/">NFU Horticulture and Potatoes</a> vice chair Stephen Shields explains why it's crucial for horticulture members to give their feedback on Defra’s draft proposals to regulate contract agreements in the fresh produce sector.

Read more and have your say👉ow.ly/2mUa50VCsKt