Farmers in India and Britain “killing themselves to put food on the nation’s...
Farming communities in the UK have faced unprecedented challenges over the last few years, stemming from uncertainty around Brexit and future policy, the pandemic, market volatility in the wake of the...
View ArticleReducing food security will lead to an increase in imports and factory farming
In an October press release, Farmers For Action in Northern Ireland warn that the farming community across these islands can no longer indirectly take blame for food inflation – it’s time to make clear...
View ArticleFamily farmers under pressure speak out
In a press release from Northern Ireland: Farmers For Action’s Steering Committee claims that unless Stormont gets back to work asap and takes forward the Northern Ireland Farm Welfare Bill, the...
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Paul Gosling draws attention to the latest Holywell Conversations podcast which discusses the impact of Brexit and how farmers can manage the demands on them to meet environmental targets. The UK...
View ArticleFarmers For Action (NI) call for a carbon tax on needless food imports
In the week that saw COP28 in UAE sound serious warnings about insufficient action on climate change as the world has now reached a 1.4o temperature increase in 2023 and scientists are warning that...
View Article2024: the NFU manifesto stresses that food is a priority for voters going...
Seven different environment secretaries have overseen policy since the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016 and the president of the National Farmers Union, Minette Batters (below left), points out that...
View ArticleFT editorial board and WEF back agri-business giants, South Africa resists...
A recent Financial Times editorial correctly notes that – for all but the largest enterprises – farming at the best of times involves big risks and meagre financial rewards. Farmers say that in recent...
View ArticleFood crises and the spectre of collapse: Alan Simpson
Tractors pass in front of the Coliseum in a farmers’ protest in Rome, Italy, February 15, 2024 A summary of the recently published article by Alan Simpson The Guardian put the protestors’ case in a...
View ArticleIf only politicians would wake up and realise that small farms could be the...
“Where are the men of vision these days? They all seem to follow each other, afraid to rock the boat.” This question is posed by Richard Bruce, a former farm manager. He continues: If only politicians...
View ArticleNI Farm Groups meet the Ulster Unionist Party to discuss the Farm Gate...
In February, William Taylor and Sean McAuley (below) from Farmers For Action (Northern Ireland) – on behalf of Northern Ireland Farm Groups – met Tom Elliott MLA to discuss the current progress of the...
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