NFU - National Farmers' Union of England and Wales : Need to Read

Here's our run down of the most-read stories on NFUonline during the past week.

Click on the titles for the full stories.

The farming honours…
Our guide to who got what in the New Year's Honour's. A number of NFU members and other notable industry figureheads were named in the New Year's Honours list, with a former NFU sugar board chairman, a former Essex county board chair and a Kent fruit and veg farmer among the MBEs.

Have your say on tractors and trailers
1986…the M25 had just been completed and IBM unveiled a new idea called the 'laptop computer'. It was also the last time tractor and trailer weights and speeds were set. Since then technology has outpaced the legislation, and following a long period of NFU lobbying the issue is up for debate again. The consultation runs until January 30.

Our guide to CAP reform
From 'What is CAP money for?' and 'Do all EU members get it?' to the more muddied waters of modulation and inter-pillar transfer percentages, we've had a go at putting the Common Agricultural Policy into common or garden language.

Our New Year's message
In his final New Year's message before stepping down as NFU President, Peter Kendall stressed that farming depends on a healthy, stable environment. He also put some much-used myths to bed.

What you need to know this winter
What happens to agri-environment agreements if you're underwater? What about power disruptions and fallen stock rules - and how do I know what warnings are in place for my neck of the woods? We've aggregated some of the information on NFUonline into one handy page.