Abi Kay

Thanks David! ❤️

🤰🏼👶🏼 As tomorrow is my last day in work before I head off on maternity leave, I’ve been reflecting on Farmers Weekly’s successes in the last 12 months over on LinkedIn.

Thought I’d share some snippets with you here too.

Will miss you all while I’m gone!

Focus is on APR in farming circles this week. But our lead story from the most recent edition of Farmers Weekly looks beyond the Budget to the next spending review, and the possible threat of further cuts to farm support.
Full story 👇

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💣 Front and back cover of Farmers Weekly’s latest edition 💥

I absolutely love it when we can do something different with the cover.

Even more so when we have the opportunity to be playful or irreverent, while still conveying a serious message.

You can read all this & much more in the mag, which this week is a water management special! 💧 Go pick up your copy, check the app or your postbox... whichever way you prefer to get your Farmers Weekly hit. If you don't subscribe yet, you can here 👇 /END t.co/HigDf2qrSr

A Welsh update from yours truly on how farmers have been granted a last-minute reprieve, of sorts, if they inadvertently breach the gov's controversial water regs t.co/R447BTJvD2

Another piece from Charlie Reeve on how some land agents are trying to increase farm rents by up to 50%, with tenants facing undue pressure to agree t.co/2XZ9gPdjkm

A worrying piece from markets editor Charlie Reeve about how sheep farmers in bluetongue restriction zones are being penalised by abattoirs, with price cuts of up to 50p/kg reported t.co/gCLCzHQp5K

From resident news hound Phil Case, an update on just how much of the £50m Flood Recovery Fund has been spent. Spoiler - it's not a lot: t.co/FYG0xJSvm6

⏰ It's Friday, which means the new edition of FarmersWeekly is out. And it's another corker. Some highlights from the news & biz team this week... 🧵

How NFYFC is aiming for change after sexual assault claims - Farmers Weekly Almost four months have passed since Farmers Weekly revealed that incidents of sexual assault were taking place at young farmers’ parties, sparking a

It’s been almost four months since Farmers Weekly revealed that incidents of sexual assault were taking place at young farmers’ parties.

But what steps have been taken in the meantime to clamp down on this behaviour?

Find out here 👇🏼

www.fwi.co.uk/farm-life/yo...

Labour conference: Has the party lost its mojo already? - Farmers Weekly It was former Labour prime minister Harold Wilson who is said to have coined the phrase “a week is a long time in politics”.  And I’m sure that saying

Has the Labour government already lost its mojo? 🥀

That’s the question I’m asking in the latest Farmers Weekly leader, after spending several days in Liverpool for the party’s annual conference.

www.fwi.co.uk/news/labour-...

How easy is it to become an ag leader as a woman? - Farmers Weekly Agriculture has made great strides in recent years when it comes to female representation in leadership roles, with several notable women holding the top

How easy is it to become an agricultural leader as a woman?

I asked some of those most prominent in the field for their experiences, and what is being done to help smooth the path for their successors, as part of our latest #LevelTheField feature 👇

www.fwi.co.uk/news/how-eas...

Well that’s just fantastic! Thanks for compiling such a useful pack and for including me in it
*scurries away to follow others*

Always worth keeping an eye on the Farmers Weekly website for the agriculture news you can’t get anywhere else 👀
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Bluetongue cases continue to surge across England - Farmers Weekly Bluetongue cases in livestock in England have risen to similar levels as seen in the previous outbreak in November 2023, according to official government

And secondly, with the latest on bluetongue www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/he...

Defra leaves farmers ‘in limbo’ over green scheme rollout - Farmers Weekly Farmers and landowners in Higher Tier agri-environment schemes are facing uncertainty as they lack a clear pathway into the newer Environmental Land

Plus two final bits from Phil Case - firstly on how farmers in higher tier agri-environment schemes have been locked out of ELM www.fwi.co.uk/business/pay...

Oilseeds sector holds summit to discuss future of crop in UK - Farmers Weekly More than 50 industry representatives met this week to discuss how they can “reboot” the UK’s oilseeds sector after several challenging years and a

Markets guru Charlie Reeve has the latest on OSR, reporting on an oilseeds summit which looked at how to reboot the sector after a significant fall in cropping area www.fwi.co.uk/business/mar...

Efra committee chairman promises inquiry in agricultural spending - Farmers Weekly A full investigation into government spending on agriculture is a top priority for the new Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee, according

From news editor Phil Clarke, a quick interview with new Efra select committee chairman Alistair Carmichael, who has said an inquiry into Gov spending on ag is a top priority www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...

Fraud in beef supply chain identified as ‘emerging threat’ - Farmers Weekly Fraudulent entry of cattle into the beef supply chain has been identified by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) as an “emerging threat” in its latest report

Next, a piece from yours truly on how fraudulent entry of cattle into the beef supply chain has been identified by the Food Standards Agency as an emerging threat www.fwi.co.uk/news/crime/f...

National Trust to reclaim farm from tenant farmers - Farmers Weekly Tenant farmers in Devon have been left angry and frustrated over National Trust plans to reclaim the farm for diverse purposes. Andrew and Kate Lamont,

First up, a piece from our resident newshound Phil Case about the National Trust reclaiming land from two tenant farmers, despite the previous landowner gifting it on the basis that it be used for ag purposes in perpetuity www.fwi.co.uk/business/bus...

Lots of new followers this week, and shamefully, I’ve not even posted on here yet!

So I’m going to welcome you all to my feed with some highlights from the Farmers Weekly news team this week 🧵