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Brexit – New Generation

Gary Mitchell

Unpredictable future – objective is profitable farm and crofting businesses Profitable Growth

Food Security Matters

Sky News - Lettuces rationed as supermarket shelves bare ITV News - Some supermarkets are rationing vegetables after bad weather hit crops across ... Telegraph - Supermarkets ration vegetables as extreme weather hits supplies ... Guardian – Supermarkets ration lettuces after poor weather hits growers

Brexit – New Agricultural Policy

A fairer supply chain A supported transition Developing our people A new agricultural policy

Brexit – Priorities for legislative Change

Protecting supply chain integrity and agriculture’s profitability A risk, rather than hazard-based approach Proportionality in penalties, mapping and record-keeping requirements

It boils down too..

Access to labour Trade with Europe and rest of the World UK agricultural Policy Framework Money

New Generation

Barriers

• Access to finance
• Access to land
• Profitability

New Generation

• Are assuming they wont get support
• Want to make the most of what they have
• How do we support them to get to where they want

New Generation

Solutions

• Share farming – NFUS Guide, NFUS bringing parties

together, Create a template

• Post-brexit all treated the same
• Developing young workforce – apprenticeships – farm

management – making a living while farming

• Education, training and development