Suckled Beef cattle, pedigree sheep and farm management consultancy on the Isle of Wight. Embracing change and seeking opportunity.
Isle of Wight
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Matt Legge retweeted
We’re past ‘fears’ - we’ve lost 5% of dairy farms in the last year.
The price paid to farmers has fallen 3x more than the price cut on the shelf. Who’s pocketing the rest?
Farmers once again selling food below the cost of production @CommonsEFRA.
ft.com/content/271284e7-9393…
Matt Legge retweeted
Jebb: “The longer the UK operates without assurance that products from the EU meet our high food and feed safety standards, the less confident we can be that we can effectively identify potential safety incidents.”
I'll just leave it there. 8/ENDS
Matt Legge retweeted
My letter responding to @aliceTTimes highlighting the essential role of farmers and food production. How long before UK government wake up to the fact that food grown on our land really does matter….not just for us but the rest of the world too #GlobalFeeding
Matt Legge retweeted
Thank you to @JulianSturdy for highlighting how Britain is uniquely placed to produce sustainable, climate-friendly food due to the professionalism of British farmers - optimising the balance between food production, resource use and environmental impact #BackBritishFarming
Matt Legge retweeted
Fab Christmas advert from @Morrisons 👏🧑🌾❤️
Meet Farmer Christmas and his magic helpers making the gifts on your table just as magical as the ones under the tree.
#MakeGoodThingsHappen
Matt Legge retweeted
Two sugars, both sporting the 🇬🇧
Both British?
Well, no.
👨🌾 Silver Spoon is grown in the UK by British sugar beet farmers.
🚢 T&L is only processed in the UK from imported sugar cane.
1/4
Matt Legge retweeted
Good to hear @Minette_Batters on @BBCFarmingToday calling out the various vested interests in the ‘plant based diet’ industry. As always follow the money and it inevitably ends up in a corporate bank account or politician’s expense wallet.
Matt Legge retweeted
“We believe Oatly has "cherry-picked" the study's results by failing to show that its impact on water consumption is worse than dairy milk. “ markets.businessinsider.com/…
Matt Legge retweeted
And presumably there’s no environmental concerns with offshoring our food supply? You might just want to check with some of the conservation organisation she cites in support of her argument here… not tricky as this letter was in her own newspaper just days ago…./21
Matt Legge retweeted
A climate tipping point?
3.9m hectares of 🇧🇷 rainforest felled in 2019 🔥
We must produce more of our own food, more sustainably 🌳
theguardian.com/environment/…
Matt Legge retweeted
Dab-hand Matt wants best in show while first-time farmers Paige and Kingsley are hoping that showing their sheep at the @RIWcountyshow will bring them closer to their life dream of becoming full-time farmers.
Tune in 3.45pm on @BBCOne
#farmlife #farminguk
Matt Legge retweeted
Writing exclusively for @SpecialityFood magazine @Minette_Batters talks about the value of British food production and why a healthy, balanced diet is so important 🥕🧀🥩🍞🍓
ow.ly/tUdZ50D9qWX #BackBritishFarming
Matt Legge retweeted
A councillor has slammed an #IsleofWight GP ... saying it is easier to get into Parkhurst Prison. #iwnews #iow #Cowes Story: countypress.co.uk/news/18985…
Matt Legge retweeted
Watching @BBCCountryfile great piece about protecting our soil @tomheapmedia no mention of the grassing livestock yet , and how Important they are to improve soil fertility and growing crops .
Matt Legge retweeted
Lord Gardiner succinctly sums up the importance of the NFU food standards campaign. Success belongs to many - huge thanks must go to @jamieoliver @GreenAllianceUK @BritishVets @WhichUK & many others. My thanks to MPs from all parties. And also to @BorisJohnson & #AMillionPeople
Lord Gardiner praised the work of Lord Curry, @Minette_Batters and the NFU in the final debate on the #AgBill on Monday 👇
As the Agriculture Act becomes law, we want to thank the Minister, Lord Gardiner, for his tireless work on the Act 🙌
#BackBritishFarming 🇬🇧🧑🌾
Matt Legge retweeted
Farming is a resilient industry, but there is still much work to do on export certificates, trade deals and future policy to prepare us for Brexit, says Matt Legge, a sheep, beef and pig farmer from the Isle of Wight.
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#BrexitHub #farmlife @Duxmore
Matt Legge retweeted
"We do not want special measures, only to be treated fairly and for politicians to be allowed proper scrutiny of trade deals."
Read @Minette_Batters' letter in @thetimes on safeguarding food standards 👇📰
thetimes.co.uk/article/times…