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FARM BUSINESS INNOVATION SHOW

We are delighted to share with members that Fram Farmers will have a stand (FM1009) at the Farm Business Innovation Show, which is to be held at the NEC in Birmingham on 11th and 12th November 2020. Business Services Manager Dan Cox will be attending on behalf of the cooperative to promote our new business services division. More details of the event can be found here - www.farmbusinessshow.co.uk

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY…

Virtual Regional Updates. Details TBC. w/c 19th October 2020 A virtual trials day was held on 9th July on BASF’s virtual platform. The event provided exclusive access to Fram Farmers members with opportunities to be awarded BASIS &

Next Generation Farm Walk, Walpole, Suffolk. 5th November 2020

Farm Business Innovation Show NEC Birmingham 11th – 12th November 2020

GRANT FUNDING UPDATE FOR MEMBERS

The Agricultural industry is in a period of transition in terms of government subsidies following Brexit. Direct payments will start to reduce as the government works to develop alternative ways to invest in the industry and the environment. A large part of this development will be under Environmental Land Management Schemes or ELMs for short. In addition to this, the Rural Development Programme (RDPE) will also be replaced with new dedicated grant funding schemes to encourage rural businesses to invest in improving their productivity and economic growth prospects. In the meantime, as we await replacements for the EU subsidies and grants; the newly formed Business Services team at Fram Farmers will be working closely with lobbying groups to help inform decisions, and will subsequently ensure that Fram members are kept up to date with any relevant developments. When new grant schemes do become available, the new team will be able to assist members to develop projects and put forward very strong applications for funding to ensure that members benefit from these grants. In addition to this, as ELMs is developed further, members will be informed of progress, so they will be well placed to advise members on the best way forward.

For more information on grant funding, please contact the Fram Farmers office: 01728 727700.

VIRTUAL TRIALS DAY

Details TBC. NRoSO points.

VIRTUAL REGIONAL UPDATES

A series of virtual regional updates will take place w/c 19th October. These will be run on Microsoft Teams and will include updates from each department of Fram Farmers. All members are welcome to join and details will be emailed to members in due course.

NEW NAME FOR ‘PIE AND PINTS’

This year, we have decided to rebrand the ‘pie and pints’ events to ‘Meet the new CEO’. Andrew Knowles will be travelling across the country, encouraging members to share and discuss their views and have their say in the future of the cooperative. We are now in the process of booking venues and dates for these, which will be announced soon.

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NEW MACHINERY APPRENTICE FOR FARM INPUTS TEAM

A passion for the farming industry and love of all things mechanical were the driving forces that have led to up-andcoming machinery specialist Harry Nesling joining the Farm Inputs team at Fram Farmers this summer.

18-year-old Harry, who studied at Thomas Mills High school and enjoyed a workexperience placement within the Farming Inputs office back in October 2019, is delighted to take up his new role, which he started on the 2nd July this year. “Farming and machinery go hand in hand, and being involved with it at Fram Farmers is a great way to learn and expand my knowledge,” explains Harry. “It is great to develop my understanding as I speak to so many different experts in diverse product areas, all under the umbrella of machinery.” Coming from a farming family, his father is a Fram Farmers member farming 1,000 acres at Bedfield and Winston in Suffolk, Harry has lived within a farming environment all of his life and is eager to further develop his knowledge and purchasing skills while delivering a firstclass service to members.

“I really loved my time here on my work experience placement, so when I was offered the apprenticeship, I couldn’t wait to start,” he says. Harry is assisting machinery specialist Gemma Oliver in his new role, and is being mentored by Gordon Cummings, Fram Farmers’ strategic partnership manager.

NEXTGEN FARM WALK

We are excited to bring members the good news that we are planning to go ahead with some events planned for the tail end of this year. The Next Generation group will be hosting a farm walk in Walpole, Suffolk on the morning of 5th November, which will provide an insight into renewables and energy management on farm. Details to be confirmed.

Gordon comments, “We were delighted to offer this apprenticeship opportunity to Harry. During his work experience placement, he demonstrated his ability to become a great asset to the team, and this move also reflects Fram Farmers’ commitment to build and grow our own talent from within.

More and more members are now using Fram for machinery cost reduction, and with Harry’s energy and passion for customer service we can continue this growth. He has made a great start, so much so that we have given him his first big responsibility overseeing the Fram

online parts store.”

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