Farmers to Action (FTA), one of the most high-profile grassroots protest groups in the current wave of farmer activism, has announced it will be disbanded with immediate effect, claiming it is distracting from the wider fight over the future of British farming.
In a statement shared with supporters, the organization confirmed that “all memberships will be fully refunded,” and said that while the FTA was originally created to unite farmers and protect the industry, its structure has begun to overshadow the purpose behind it.
A statement released today (November 14) argued that the FTA’s real success lies in fostering connections across the farming community, not the government.
FTA has grown rapidly over the past year amid farmers’ anger over tax reform, regulation and food security concerns, coordinating demonstrations across the country and becoming a hub connecting thousands of farmers online.
The group said the movement had “connected hundreds of farmers who had never met or spoken before” and that these networks would now continue independent of any formal organization, something it claimed its members “should be proud of”.
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But the group acknowledged that “too much energy is being focused on the FTA itself, rather than the fight that urgently needs to be won” and urged farmers to refocus their campaign against government policies they believe threaten the future of British farming.
The party accused the Labor government of “ruining the country” and said it must now turn its attention back to direct action rather than internal organization.
Despite the group’s closure, the statement stressed that the protests will continue. The report highlighted two ethnic unity demonstrations organized by independent peasant groups “within the broader movement” scheduled for November 24 and 26.
The message said farmers across the UK were already preparing to take part and details were being disseminated through local networks.
The group encouraged its supporters to continue their work, saying “the fight continues in every county, in every region, on every farm,” and implored farmers to stay connected and support each other.
It reminded campaigners that many of the decisions they oppose come from Westminster, adding: “The power to resist them lies with the farming community itself.”
The statement concluded with a message of thanks to supporters and signaled the end of the FTA as an official organization, but not the end of farmer-led protests across the UK.
