NFU Deputy President David Exwood attended both events.
On the Isle of Wight, David hosted a members鈥� reception which featured Cowes Milk, freshly sourced from the Bradley family鈥檚 vending machine, and gave an update on the NFU鈥檚 engagement with the new government.
At the New Forest and Hampshire Show David Exwood he told members that the NFU had 鈥渞eally good early engagement鈥� with the new Labour government but exactly what the change would mean for farming was still uncertain.
Commons agreement 鈥榓bsolute priority鈥�
The government had said SFI would continue and David emphasised that it was an 鈥渁bsolute priority鈥� that a bespoke agreement for commons like the New Forest was achieved, to replace the one available under previous schemes.
鈥淚t is about keeping livestock numbers up, keeping those grazing animals on the common. We do need enough, and we can鈥檛 let the number of livestock on any of the commons or uplands continue to drop.鈥�
There鈥檚 a selection of pictures from both shows below:
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Isle of Wight produce
Reception at New Forest Show
NFU stand at New Forest Show
Bolddog Lings display team in action
