Tim Young
@timyoung82
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ex- Farm consultant and now full time farmer, vineyard owner and general dogs body, keen on all things farming, shooting, rugby and all things aprés
Joined May 2011
It’s been a busy few weeks with onion and grape #harvest25 all happening at once - half of @BrecksVineyard is being hand picked the rest had this special treatment - what a machine! #englishwine
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5 years in the planning and 29 months of growing and we’ve harvested our first grapes @BrecksVineyard - so proud of family Young, team effort pays off! #englishwine #harvest25
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The Great Agricultural Gamble……. Farming businesses have been disadvantaged whilst trying to produce food, and we wanted to write about it. Myself & Bradley Hurn have put pen to paper on how we see changes in policy have affected farming businesses at the coal face. Plz share
Disconnect between government policy & farm profitability places pressure on farming businesses, new industry analysis reveals. Our Consultants review how government policy impacts on farm business strategy in ‘The Great Agricultural Gamble’. Read more: https://t.co/OdOw7CH108
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From early mornings to drivetime radio, #BBCFarmwatch has been packed with NFU voices from across the country🧑🌾 From grassroot members to our officeholders Tom Bradshaw (@ProagriLtd), David Exwood (@DavidatWestons) and @RachelHallos - thank you to everyone who took part 👏
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4 weeks to the day we are back irrigating after @EnvAgency relaxed the cessation order - that 4 weeks will have had a huge hit on yields, aim now to keep crop going for as long as poss. Night time only means some late night moves #harvest25 @NFUtweets
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Common @UKLabour have the common decency to at least have an open debate about this and look at the alternatives that @NFUtweets and @ProagriLtd have suggested
At today's press conference, @beverleyturner asked President Trump how important farmers were to him amid the backdrop of the UK changes to inheritance taxes. Thank you for backing your farmers, Mr President. We need our government to do the same and #StopTheFamilyFarmTax.
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Just home from a week of holiday, and it rained…. Back to a letter from @EnvAgency suggesting we still can’t irrigate - now because there are weeds & fish in the man-made channel we abstract from. Blood pressure returned to pre-holiday levels within minutes of opening the door
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The impact summary and draft legislation has been issued for the #FamilyFarmTax, and it is paper thin. There are no improvements to the proposal, and it appears to be being introduced as expected. The statement suggests 2,000 deceased estates every year will pay more tax.
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Omitting the impact on mental health and family cohesiveness from the Treasury’s assessment of this policy is a critical failure in the legislative process. Ignoring those aspects when the risks have been repeatedly stressed by professionals, industry bodies and politicians
A stunning claim from the Treasury’s Family Farm Tax impact assessment. They say it will have “no significant impact” on family life. Have the treasury spoken to a single farmer? It is already causing a huge amount of stress and anxiety amongst our hardworking farming families
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Others in the catchment have been allowed to irrigate for 3 nights a week but we remain on complete ban, the EA are currently ‘reviewing’ the river with ecologists despite that never being the driver of the ban on this man-made flood relief channel.
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Come on @EnvAgency there had been widespread rainfall across the south level catchment but only 7mm on our farm - we desperately need to react quickly and allow irrigation to save what marketable crop we have left. #FoodSecurity #backbritishfarming
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Farmer's frustration at sudden ban on abstracting water for drought-hit onion fields
edp24.co.uk
Norfolk farmer Tim Young has vented his frustration after a summer water abstraction ban was suddenly imposed by the Environment Agency…
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Well done @timyoung82 For raising the issue for UK vegetable growers of instant @EnvAgency irrigation abstraction stop orders. Serious impact on in season UK veg production. Could have been flagged/managed better & earlier with other season restrictions https://t.co/SdMlsWLACf
bbc.co.uk
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Getting amongst it today, spreading the word on impact of abstraction bans, Today Programme on Radio4 followed by @BBCLookEast
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It’s perverse that people can still fill their swimming pools & water lawns but crops can’t be irrigated. We’re also happy to import fruit/veg from some of the most drought afflicted regions of the world. But it also speaks to a bigger issue: 1/2 https://t.co/xoegrJuol9
telegraph.co.uk
Growers warn the restriction, imposed by the Environment Agency on around 240 farms in East Anglia, threatens significant harvest losses
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🚱 A Norfolk grower has voiced deep frustration after being informed suddenly of a summer water abstraction ban imposed by the Environment Agency, with no prior warning. READ MORE: https://t.co/sRC7RsnANw
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