What does it take to become a farm leader?

Posted: February 20th, 2012 | Author: | Comments Off

Would-be NFU leaders must endure a marathon lasting hundreds of miles in the run-up to election day. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Industry leaders discuss CAP reform

Posted: November 30th, 2011 | Author: | Comments Off


Farm leaders, politicians, civil servants and policy-makers gather at the Royal Society in London to discuss the likely impact of proposals to reform the Common Agricultural policy. Read the rest of this entry »

Why we must seize back the farming initiative

Posted: November 25th, 2011 | Author: | 5 Comments »

Is there a crisis in the countryside? Certainly not when it comes to biodiversity, argues farm leader Peter Kendall. Read the rest of this entry »

End of the NFU dream team?

Posted: November 18th, 2011 | Author: | Comments Off

NFU deputy president Meurig Raymond has a big decision to make over the coming weeks – whether to launch a leadership bid against union leader Peter Kendall. Read the rest of this entry »

Agricultural societies seek solace indoors

Posted: June 20th, 2011 | Author: | Comments Off

DESPITE their farming roots, a better future beckons indoors for England’s agricultural societies.

The Lincolnshire Agricultural Society came close to admitting as much when it unveiled plans to sell off 70 acres of farmland next to the county showground north of Lincoln. Read the rest of this entry »

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