Why are @Tesco importing onions from New Zealand when there will be thousands of tonnes in UK farm stores?
How can that be done with a 99p retail price ? ….. never mind carbon footprint of shipping 11700 miles
This is fundamentally wrong & demonstrates just how broken our
Clive Bailye
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#Zerotill #regenerativeagriculture #farmer founder owner of @TheFarmingForum #TFF and @mydirectdriller magazine. FCCT Soil Farmer of the year 2016, #OFC EL 2019
- None of these farms exist All are works of fiction by @Tesco supermarkets This #FarmWashing practice should be made illegal, it deceives consumers and makes nonsense of @RedTractorFood traceability Food labelling should be clear, country of origin should be clear
- utter nonsense Steve. - no farmer will buy land now, you have made British agriculture completely un investable When I sell my family farm to pay this tax it will be bought by the very people ( probably based offshore !) you claim to want to stop Your lack of understandingHalf of farmland sold last year went to non-farmers including wealthy individuals trying to avoid inheritance tax. It's right that tax changes will ensure everyone pays their fair share - and young farmers can realise their dream of buying their own farm. theguardian.com/environment/20…
- Thank-you everyone for your support today 👍👍👍👍 I think we made our point ……. their numbers are wrong ! We left the streets clean and tidy, there was no trouble 👍👍👍👍 When cleaning up I came across these, which I’ve left at the gates of Downing street @agricontract
00:00 - Join us in london tomorrow #FarmRally #SaveFamilyFarms bit.ly/farmrally @agricontract @wheat_daddy @loosecollie
00:00 - All this will end very badly ☹️ The implications run far deeper than the now obvious @UKLabour CULL of British farmers EVERY UK citizen needs to wake up quickly, our countryside (and therefore our country) is in great danger ⚠️“If you care, care now, not ten years in the future when it’s all gone. We need your support now”. Making no apologies for how cutting and clear my commentary is. @DefraGovUK @SteveReedMP @RachelReevesMP @Keir_Starmer do the right thing. You are ruining our country.
00:00 - Laws need passing to ban this stuff ASAP
- Tractors to supermarkets 🚜🚜🚜 None disruptive 5-10 tractors in 500 supermarket car parks all over the UK today 👍 @Tesco @sainsburys @asda @waitrose @marksandspencer @AldiUK @LidlGB let’s see your support please 🙏 This land grab & destruction of rural businesses and
- If you are going to drive on to a farm to have a bit of late night sex on the bonnet of you car, probably best not to do it during harvest on a sunny day when we are all still working. Caught in the act WM18 EKN !
- We have set up a hub on @TheFarmingForum to help coordinate offers of practical help and support for the Ukraine 🇺🇦 It can be accessed here @agricontract @ukrainefood Please share on your social networks
- So how much have you told them they can have my farm for ? You're beginning to make Mugabe look like a reasonable man !! @agricontract @wheat_daddy @loosecollie @JeremyClarksonI'm determined to deliver growth, create wealth and put more money in people’s pockets. This can only be achieved by working in partnership with leading businesses, like @BlackRock, to capitalise on the UK’s position as a world leading hub for investment.

















