Does farming need a professional body?

Posted: January 16th, 2012 | Author: | Comments Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IS there really room for another farming body? After all, the list of groups is already as long as your arm. Read the rest of this entry »

Food for thought – Spelman’s speech at Oxford

Posted: January 6th, 2012 | Author: | 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 »

Red tape tops agenda at Northern Farming Conference

Posted: November 3rd, 2011 | Author: | Comments Off

IN LITTLE more than a year, the Northern Farming Conference has established itself as a major event in the agricultural calendar. Read the rest of this entry »

Behind the scenes – interview with DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman

Posted: September 30th, 2011 | Author: | 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 »

DEFRA officials should work on farms

Posted: September 23rd, 2011 | Author: | Comments Off

Sign - Department for Environment, Food & Rural AffairsHow 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 »

Just what is the UK position on CAP reform?

Posted: March 23rd, 2011 | Author: | Comments Off

EUROPE’S Common Agricultural Policy is complicated enough, without politicians who seem to perform verbal somersaults whenever they mention it. Read the rest of this entry »

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