This blog is the full (unedited) piece, written by George Dunn, TFA Chief Executive, for The East Anglia Daily Times, published on 31 October 2020. Despite its many critics, the House of Lords is surely proving its usefulness as ...

This blog is the full (unedited) piece, written by George Dunn, TFA Chief Executive, for The Cumberland News and Westmorland Gazette, published on 23 October 2020. As a society, we generally protect the things we value most.  ...

This blog is the full (unedited) piece, written by George Dunn, TFA Chief Executive, for The Cumberland News and Westmorland Gazette, published on 25 September 2020.   Two years ago, the Government called for views on the role and ...

This blog is the full (unedited) piece, written by George Dunn, TFA Chief Executive, for The Cumberland News and Westmorland Gazette, published on 28 August 2020. It is good that the Government has at last accepted the need to address ...

The Prince’s Countryside Fund’s highly successful initiative, The Prince’s Farm Resilience Programme (RFRP), is open for family farm businesses from across the UK to sign up. Offering free one-to-one business skills and ...

Making Tax Digital changes – are you complying? The new Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules mean you will have to file your VAT returns using digital links direct from your accounting software or spreadsheet to HMRC’s system. Members ...

Since the beginning of 2020, the TFA has extended how it supports its members. Already, when members need more than advice, the TFA offers the opportunity of using one of our hand-picked Recommended Professionals – be that a ...

A significant number of farm businesses have been acutely impacted by the measures taken by the Government to control the spread of Covid-19. The loss of the hospitality and foodservice market was a massive blow to those involved in ...

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We are all guilty for taking our safety for granted when working on farm. Perhaps it is because as an industry our work life and home life often blur into one, but we absolutely must take steps to be better. In 2018, agriculture had ...

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  This blog is the full (unedited) piece, written by George Dunn, TFA Chief Executive, for The Cumberland News and Westmorland Gazette, published on 26 June 2020. It has been over 45 years since the UK has been able to determine ...