The NFU has elected its new officeholder team for the next two years.
Tom Bradshaw has been re-elected as NFU president for a second term.
Bradshaw is an arable farmer from Essex who has been part of the NFU officeholder team for six years as president, vice-president and deputy president.
Bradshaw said he was “deeply honoured and extremely proud” to be re-elected.
“The past 18 months have been among the most challenging in recent memory for British farming,” said Bradshaw. “Throughout this time, the NFU has been at the forefront of fighting for our industry and none of it would have been possible without our members.
“The success we have achieved has been down to working collaboratively and showing a united front. Together we have been stronger.”
He pledged that the NFU would “continue to campaign hard” to ensure a “more resilient, thriving and profitable British farming industry, and secure long-term food security for the UK”.
He will be joined by Paul Tompkins as deputy president and Robyn Munt as vice-president.
Tompkins said it was an “incredible privilege”, adding “my focus is now clear – deliver practical results for farmers, work collaboratively, keep a sharp commercial outlook and build confidence across the farming community”.
“As a fifth-generation beef, sheep and arable farmer, I know what a challenging time it has been for the farming industry with confidence at an all-time low due to volatile costs, threats of disease and extreme weather,” said Munt. “For me, the next two years are about working with our members to create a landscape for resilient, productive and profitable farming businesses to thrive so we can continue producing sustainable food for the nation alongside protecting and enhancing the great British countryside.”
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