Alison Capper

@horton_official I have had this said to me by treasury officials; academics and a large number of other civil servants. It’s endemic, in the DNA of government thought processes. It’s very “last century” thinking.

Tim Lang says at NFU conference that a Treasury official once said to him: "We are a rich country, Tim, we don't need farmers. We can buy food from anywhere"

Just released podcast with @AliCapper . We must meet climate change boldly. That means all of us. open.spotify.com/episode/7ETSXN…

open.spotify.com/episode/7ETSXN…. Just released podcast with @AliCapper . We must all be bold enough to receive the bouquets and brickbats that climate change will throw at us.

@premierinn Maidstone west. Tried to ring to confirm late arrival - no answer. Arrived late to be told duvet is under bed and had to make my own bed! When I enquired I was told it was summer policy!! Not so at Premier Inn in Dundee on Saturday night - our bed there was made… 🤔

@DaveThroup @RoostWeather @PaulCorbett no wonder we’re so dry!

While most of England and Wales have received some welcome rain during July, a large swathe from the Welsh Marches to central southern England haven’t. And it shows! Map shows places that have recorded 20mm of rain or more since July 1. Via @RoostWeather

@Flo47202648 @NFUtweets Hi Flo, please can you email me? ali@britishappleandpears.co.uk

Tell me I'm not going crazy... I'm finishing off SFI application for a farm (we have had our application re-opened) - now we have orchards on this farm & OFM6 has vanished,so has OFC5. What is going on?! @NFUtweets @AliCapper

Beautiful hop farm for sale if you fancy a move to New Zealand: bayleys.co.nz/listings/rural…

@GWRHelp please can you give pax longer at Paddington to board trains. Friday afternoon with 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes to get on a departing train. Not fair to elderly, infirm, families with children.

I don’t envy @SteveReedMP today. He turned up to the @NFUtweets conference and because of collective cabinet responsibility defended an appalling Treasury policy. Imagine trying to make a positive difference in your role where every conversation is dominated by someone else’s stupid idea. At least he turned up. Where is the Treasury? The person at the podium should have been @RachelReevesMP

Third Q: Should we sell land, machinery, animals, or crops to pay the tax bill? SoS: I can't comment on individual circumstances. @AliCapper : What exactly is the government doing to incentivise investment and growth in our sector? SoS: Fundamental to investment in this sector like others is stability. We are trying to build stability in the economy. Charlotte Smith, to audience: Who here has confidence to invest in their business? Two hands went up from an audience of (I think) 700.

@peterdonaghy This study is from 2009. I think a whole range of items will have significantly changed the data. For apples, the following has all changed: growing systems and associated reduction in fuel/energy, nitrogen use, cold storage. New data shows UK with lower carbon emissions.

Total emissions from UK grown onions are slightly lower, but there isn't much of a difference. researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/bitstream/hand…

In the UK, carbon emissions from New Zealand grown apples are 32% lower than apples grown domestically, including emissions from shipping.

There is still something really odd about the #FamilyFarmTax IHT raid; there is virtually nothing about the proposals that make any sense whatsoever. 1/12

I'm not a farmer, I'm farming adjacent. One of my earliest memories is my grandad explaining the birds and the bees to me while leaning on the farm gate watching the dairy herd he managed. I was lucky enough to marry a farmer's daughter, and we have raised our family next to the farm, which my brother-in-law now runs. I've spent a large slice of my working life trying to help farmers and other business-folk to try to get things in order for now and the future. In an uncertain world, we try to provide peace of mind, to help with the hugely difficult decisions around succession, and make life a little more sure for the people we help. Since the Budget I have been struck at how so much of the farming community in particular is generous, supportive, and willing to bend over backwards to help others. They are people who work incredibly hard to succeed, providing an array of essential services to the community and are absolutely the heart of the rural environment. The cruelty of the proposed changes to APR & BPR horrifies me. It takes people who were comfortable they had done the right thing for their kids, and makes it wrong. And for some of them, it does this in a way that we can't fix, or even help with. It's incredibly frustrating, and heartbreaking for those families facing crippling charges because of a policy that simply hadn't been thought through. If the Government chose to consult, amend, and improve the legislation, this could be dealt with. They've agreed to shift for non-doms; they now need to shift for farmers. This law could be better, we just need enough political will to get there.

@WanderingGaia @TTVOxfordshire Thanks Gaia and thank you for coming to OC2025. @JCMandCo

@TTVOxfordshire @AliCapper

"The biggest bread baskets ... around the world are going to be the most impacted and are already being impacted." @WanderingGaia spoke to That's TV about her talk at this week's Oxford Farming Conference.

@gwrsupport_ no refreshments between Great Malvern and London today on the 8.56 train. 2.5 hours with no water… due to staff shortages and apparently staff simply are not being recruited.

At a recent grower meeting, Richie Phillips, Chairman of Charles Faram Farms, presented the Order of the Hop award to Ali Capper of Stocks Farm. Ali received the prestigious award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the hop industry. @AliCapper Link to read more about Ali's amazing achievement and the latest grower updates: charlesfaram.com/uk/news-us/ord…   🍻🌱 #OrderOfTheHop #HopIndustry #CharlesFaramFarms #GrowerAwards

Our chair @AliCapper has shared her thoughts on the implications of last week's budget. An essential read. #APR #Budget24 #BackBritishFarming @NFUtweets @FarmersGuardian @TheFarmingForum @BritishGrowers @BBCFarmingToday @FarmingUK @FarmersWeekly

@StuartMaggs Do you need case studies? Let me know if you do.

MPs on the EFRA Select Committee have launched a "Future of Farming" inquiry today. Next week they are considering the impact of proposed changes to APR and BPR on farming and the rural communities. I am giving oral evidence on Wednesday morning alongside the IFS, CAAV and CenTax . Should be interesting. committees.parliament.uk/work/8722/the-…

Why should farmers get inheritance tax breaks? Here is my take on it. @UKLabour you need to stop hiding behind your flawed figures, if you only want to hit 27% of farmers then make the changes! #stopthefamilyfarmtax

@ProagriLtd @DanNeidle It is rare to see revised thinking on an issue as emotive as this. Thank you Dan for taking the time and care to look at the data properly.

Wow - this is really significant! Thanks @DanNeidle for taking the time to investigate and look into the detail.