Posted: June 8th, 2012 | Author: Johann Tasker | Comments Off
CANCELLING the second day of the Suffolk Show was the only sensible option in the face of gale force winds – but abandoning it still comes as a hefty blow. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 6th, 2012 | Author: Johann Tasker | Comments Off
A wordcloud highlights the patriotic farmer-friendly tone of Defra secretary Caroline Spelman’s speech to this year’s Oxford Farming Conference. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 3rd, 2012 | Author: Johann Tasker | 1 Comment »
DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman will have a lower profile at this week’s Oxford Farming Conference following her 2011 call for the abolition of farm subsidies. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: September 30th, 2011 | Author: Johann Tasker | 1 Comment »
A ONE-TO-ONE interview with a government minister is rarely a relaxing experience for journalist or politician. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: September 23rd, 2011 | Author: Johann Tasker | Comments Off
How many DEFRA civil servants have worked on a farm?
Not enough, say MPs, who want more government officials to get out from behind their desks and get their boots dirty. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 25th, 2011 | Author: Johann Tasker | Comments Off
LONG-AWAITED government plans for a badger cull to combat bovine tuberculosis are the best farmers battling against the disease could have expected.
A statutory nine-week consultation is now all that stands between livestock producers and a badger cull expected to start next summer in two undisclosed pilot areas of south-west England. Read the rest of this entry »
I'm a UK-based journalist specialising in farming, food and rural issues. Got a story? Get in touch: +44 (0)7967 634971.
Latest comments