THE NATIONAL Association of Agricultural Contractors has cancelled its Contractor 2019 event due to be held on December, 12 at the East of England showground.
Owing to a combination of factors such as the upcoming general election, uncertainty in the industry and unprecedented bad weather this autumn, this has left insufficient numbers of contractors able to commit to the event.
The weather, in particular, has left many contractors struggling with delayed work and trying to get on the land.
Commenting, the CEO of NAAC Duncan Russell said, ‘Huge uncertainty in the industry and an election are already putting contractors under pressure and the very wet autumn has compounded the problem. As a result, we are in the unusual situation, this late in the year, that contractors are still struggling to get on with autumn work. As an Association we will now focus on supporting our membership and looking towards future opportunities for our sector as a new era of farming unravels.
The organisation will now consider how to move the event forward in 2020.
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