by admin | Jun 27, 2022 | All
Opinion: Paying tribute to one of farming’s greatest leaders The reach of the life of Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, was elucidated upon his recent passing at the age of 97 by the scale of the tributes paid to him from the heights of the British and European...
by admin | Jun 27, 2022 | All, Published Articles
Opinion: Why farmers must reach across the rural urban divide Time spent off-farm can be important in lending a sense of perspective.At the best of times, farmers are liable to spend every waking (and sleeping) moment within the confines of our single business...
by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | All, Published Articles
Opinion: New ELM scheme will favour larger farms more than BPS Farmers can’t go green if they’re in the red”, is an observation coined by the NFU to describe the intractable link between food production and the farmed environment, as English farmers transition from...
by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | All, Published Articles
Opinion: No deal is better than a bad deal when it comes to trade On the night that former Defra secretary Owen Patterson’s true-blue North Shropshire seat fell to the Lib Dems with a swing of 29,000 votes in the recent bi-election, the Department for International...
by admin | Oct 19, 2021 | All, Published Articles
Opinion: The loss of a child prompts thoughts on farm safety Last week fell to me the unhappy duty of burying my own child. At 36, it’s not an experience I imagined I would have to bear, alongside my wife. Little baby George was born very early and...