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let's speak now to tom bradshaw, president of the national farmers�* union. good to have you with us. how serious is this becoming for british farmers? ., , serious is this becoming for british farmers? , _, . , farmers? those confidence figures -a a farmers? those confidence figures pay a stark — farmers? those confidence figures pay a stark picture _ farmers? those confidence figures pay a stark picture on _ farmers? those confidence figures pay a stark picture on how - farmers? those confidence figures pay a stark picture on how the - pay a stark picture on how the industry is healing at the moment. you've highlighted the 18 months of incredibly wet weather we have had and that is just put a huge amount of pressure on farm businesses. starting injuly of pressure on farm businesses. starting in july last years which meant that half the harvest was very difficult we are harvesting cereal crops moving into september, october where we should be crops we should harvest the summer and unfortunately we had a deluge through those months so it would be incredibly
let's speak now to tom bradshaw, president of the national farmers�* union. good to have you with us. how serious is this becoming for british farmers? ., , serious is this becoming for british farmers? , _, . , farmers? those confidence figures -a a farmers? those confidence figures pay a stark — farmers? those confidence figures pay a stark picture _ farmers? those confidence figures pay a stark picture on _ farmers? those confidence figures pay a stark picture on how - farmers? those...
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the national farmers union says new zealand lamb is produced to potentially lower standards. you're live with bbc news. russian leader vladimir putin and xijinping raised their deep ties. putin said russia and china wanted a political solution to the ukraine crisis, while xi called for a two—state solution to the war in gaza. the visit comes as russia faced hundreds of sanctions from the west for its invasion of ukraine. beijing has provided an important financial lifeline to russia. band plays. in the west, he's seen as a pariah. but in china, president putin is a key partner as beijing seeks a new world order. one not led by the united states. the red carpet was rolled out, complete with a red army band welcome as they walked together in a show of defiance against western pressure. mr putin needs china. it's become an economic lifeline for an isolated and heavily—sanctioned russia. translation: china will always be a good neighbour and good friend of mutual trust with russia. mr putin said he would inform president xi about the situation in ukraine, and he said he would
the national farmers union says new zealand lamb is produced to potentially lower standards. you're live with bbc news. russian leader vladimir putin and xijinping raised their deep ties. putin said russia and china wanted a political solution to the ukraine crisis, while xi called for a two—state solution to the war in gaza. the visit comes as russia faced hundreds of sanctions from the west for its invasion of ukraine. beijing has provided an important financial lifeline to russia. band...
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the national farmers union says new zealand lamb is produced to potentially lower standards. you are watching bbc news. the russian it incursion in ukraine continues as at least five russian drones struck the city late on thursday. there was no immediate word on casualties. the mayor said one of the districts had been hit, triggering a fire. the aerator that has since been lifted. this was hours after volodymyr zelensky said fighting in the region is difficult under control. 0fficials region is difficult under control. officials have since asked their american and nato counterparts to help train at least 150,000 new recruits, something the us originally rejected, but the new york times reported on thursday the chairman of the usjoint chiefs of staff hinted a plan appears inevitable and would happen eventually over time. vladimir putin and accrue to praise theirfriendship and putin and accrue to praise their friendship and deep ties in a joint appearance before the media on thursday. vladimir putin said russia and china want a political solution to the ukraine crisis while xi
the national farmers union says new zealand lamb is produced to potentially lower standards. you are watching bbc news. the russian it incursion in ukraine continues as at least five russian drones struck the city late on thursday. there was no immediate word on casualties. the mayor said one of the districts had been hit, triggering a fire. the aerator that has since been lifted. this was hours after volodymyr zelensky said fighting in the region is difficult under control. 0fficials region is...
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the national farmers union says new zealand lamb is produced to potentially lower standards. you're live with bbc news. russian president vladimir putin and chinese leader xijinping praised their friendship and deep ties in a joint appearance before the media on thursday. putin said russia and china wanted a political solution to the ukraine crisis while xi called for a two—state solution to the war in gaza. the visit comes as russia faced hundreds of sanctions from the west for its invasion of ukraine. it now looks to beijing for a lifeline. stephen mcdonald has been watching the two leaders. we understand vladimir putin has arrived in harbin. give us an idea of what has happened? bath? idea of what has happened? why no to the idea of what has happened? hwy go to the chinese city idea of what has happened? �*ttv�*iy go to the chinese city of harbin? the reason is, while being a chinese city, at one point it was dominated by russian residents. it is famous for its russian architecture including the iconic orthodox cathedral because it is up in the northeast of china, qu
the national farmers union says new zealand lamb is produced to potentially lower standards. you're live with bbc news. russian president vladimir putin and chinese leader xijinping praised their friendship and deep ties in a joint appearance before the media on thursday. putin said russia and china wanted a political solution to the ukraine crisis while xi called for a two—state solution to the war in gaza. the visit comes as russia faced hundreds of sanctions from the west for its invasion...
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we'rejoined now by tom bradshaw, president of the national farmers' union. he has recently taken over. good morning to you, thank you for joining us. shall we start by talking about the weather? just how bad has this wet winter and soggy spring been for you kate farmers? unfortunately it has been the wettest 18 month period on record and it is having some very acute impacts on farmers. they haven't been able to plant their cereal crops in the autumn and that weather has continued through the winter and the spring, we started with the storm in october and then hank in hankin storm in october and then hank in hank injanuary and the amount of flooding and damage done to fields across england and wales is simply unimaginable. they will be areas of the country not growing any food crops this year for the first time in living memory. there are some very, very severe impacts on our members right across the country. that will take another 12 to 15 months to get over, so the chronic impact at the moment i very, very severe. i guess the farm to fork strategy is more a
we'rejoined now by tom bradshaw, president of the national farmers' union. he has recently taken over. good morning to you, thank you for joining us. shall we start by talking about the weather? just how bad has this wet winter and soggy spring been for you kate farmers? unfortunately it has been the wettest 18 month period on record and it is having some very acute impacts on farmers. they haven't been able to plant their cereal crops in the autumn and that weather has continued through the...
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it would then be up to the individual member states to support their farmers. they would have more flexibility in shaping their subsidies, which could support smaller farms and create incentives and financial support for more ecological practices. changing the food system, of course, implicates me. you, the consumer breakdown the you, the environmental costs simply isn't priced enough into our purchases. raising those prices would be necessary. and in turn, change or consumption habits for farmers and india. price controls look necessary, given that roughly 50 percent of the countries workforce is in agriculture, in the long run. differently, develop a few more stuff from government. zooming out, maybe a healthy dose of reality is needed and thinking about climate change and the struggles of agriculture. agriculture is a sector that's probably never going to be completely climate neutral. that's the, you know, but the nature of things that said i'm, we're talking about food, which is a necessity at the end of the day. farmers, other ones providing our food, the
it would then be up to the individual member states to support their farmers. they would have more flexibility in shaping their subsidies, which could support smaller farms and create incentives and financial support for more ecological practices. changing the food system, of course, implicates me. you, the consumer breakdown the you, the environmental costs simply isn't priced enough into our purchases. raising those prices would be necessary. and in turn, change or consumption habits for...
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, as it was in this context that peter and his neighbors dreamed up the farmers market to provide dismissed workers employment opportunities, their former supervisor, and former us assistant secretary of housing and urban development roberta achtenberg, who was a friend, neighbor and trusted colleague of peter's, sent the following statement peter was peter believed in the spiritually binding quality of people coming into connection with one another in pursuit of fairness, equality, sustainable practice and improvement of the human condition. as a teacher, scholar and activist, peter gabel was without peer. he believed in the transformative power of community building and practiced every day. what he so persuasively preached. his critical role in helping conceive of our beloved town square and its joyous, thriving life sustaining farmers market is a living manifestation of that belief. he worked in community to help bring it about, and he nurtured it with his welcoming presence weekly. for many, many years, our neighbors know how much we owe peter when it comes to the sense of belonging. we
, as it was in this context that peter and his neighbors dreamed up the farmers market to provide dismissed workers employment opportunities, their former supervisor, and former us assistant secretary of housing and urban development roberta achtenberg, who was a friend, neighbor and trusted colleague of peter's, sent the following statement peter was peter believed in the spiritually binding quality of people coming into connection with one another in pursuit of fairness, equality, sustainable...