Tom Bradshaw (farmer)

[4] He was educated at nearby Colchester Royal Grammar School and earned a degree in agricultural business management from Imperial College at Wye in Kent.[5] After graduating from university, Bradshaw took over the management of his family's farm in North Essex while also operating a contract farming business covering 950 hectares of combinable crops, including wheat, barley and oilseed rape.[3] He helped to diversify the business away from dairy farming to include equestrian activities and renewable energy production.[2][4] In 2010 Bradshaw was awarded a Nuffield farming scholarship, enabling him to observe agricultural practices in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.[2][6] In November 2024 Bradshaw gave a speech at Church House in London during protests by farmers against the government's plans to change inheritance tax on agricultural land,[7][8][9] and in January 2025 he delivered a petition signed by 270,000 members of the public to 10 Downing Street, urging the government to overturn the policy.
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