Farmers To Action disbands but tractor rallies roll on
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Farmers To Action (FTA), one of the most visible grassroots groups in the wave of nationwide farming protests, has formally disbanded, announcing that all memberships will be refunded in full.
The decision comes at a critical moment for the agricultural sector, with large-scale tractor demonstrations against the government’s family farm tax set to continue across the country and tensions rising over government anti-farming policy.
FTA was set up to unite British farmers, amplify rural frustrations and organise rapid-response action.
In recent months, the group gained prominence for its high-impact protest convoys and its “Trailer of Truth” tours, which gathered farmers’ testimonies and delivered them directly to Westminster and Defra.
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The movement also played a supporting role in the increasingly frequent tractor protests that have rolled through cities including Liverpool and London, where thousands of farmers rallied against upcoming tax changes and wider fears over the future of domestic food production.
But in its formal closure statement, FTA said the organisation had become “a distraction from the real fight”, arguing that the mission had outgrown the structure.
— Farmers To Action (@FarmersToAction) November 14, 2025
Organisers said the group’s greatest achievement was not the brand itself but the connections it helped forge.
“The farming community connected hundreds of farmers who had never met or spoken before,” the statement read.
“Those connections now exist independently of any organisation, and that is something everyone should be proud of.”
The group said too much energy had recently been diverted into internal administration rather than tackling what it describes as urgent political and economic threats to British farming.
“The focus must now return to action, not administration,” the statement said.
It added that farmers should now channel their efforts directly into national mobilisation rather than organisational administration.
Upcoming events
Two major farmer protest events – a nationwide “Day of Unity” scheduled for Monday 24 November and a large-scale tractor rally in London on Budget day (Wednesday 26 November) co-ordinated by the Berkshire Farmers group – will go ahead as planned, organised by independent networks within the broader farming movement.
Details are circulating through local groups and encrypted chat channels, and participation is already growing, FTA said in its statement.
While FTA’s name will disappear, organisers insist the movement it helped galvanise will continue, but no longer confined to a single banner.