Is the Brexit deal a case of perfect timing? November 19, 2018 Opinion They say that timing is everything in life. And where Theresa May is concerned, the fact that she has left the agreeing of…
‘CCC report is nonsense but the NFU has been asleep at the wheel’ November 18, 2018 Opinion Forget Brexit, the truly worrying story to come out of London this week was the report from the Government’s advisory Committee on Climate…
Bovine TB: Could chipping or electronic ID be part of the solution? November 17, 2018 Opinion The latest public declaration by a number of veterinary surgeons to the effect that badger culling is not controlling Bovine TB in the…
WWI: What can we learn from the few who fed the many? November 11, 2018 Opinion I never met either of my grandfathers but, as far as I can gather, the Martin and Wallace men continued to work the…
It’s time to sort out the UK’s post-Brexit farm support budget November 11, 2018 Opinion Stakeholder groups can talk about the post-Brexit support policies required by the farming industry until they are blue in the face. But unless…
‘We must act now to protect one of the UK’s most valuable farming sectors’ November 10, 2018 Opinion The physical output of the sheep sector in 2019 is currently being determined as farmers put their rams in with breeding ewe flocks…
Could Brexit be an opportunity for UK GM advancements? November 10, 2018 Opinion As is always the case, UK farmers are being encouraged to do everything in their power to control input costs and improve efficiency…
Banning tractors from UK roads is total folly November 4, 2018 Opinion The latest soundings from Whitehall would indicate that the Government is toying with the idea of banning farmers from driving tractors and other…
It’s time for the NFU to put more pressure on Michael Gove November 4, 2018 Opinion I noticed that Defra Secretary Michael Gove was wearing what looked like an ear of wheat in the lapel of his suit jacket…
It’s time to put the value of the Basic Payment into context November 3, 2018 Opinion I am pretty sick and tired of environmental and conservation groups telling us all that we need farm support measures that take more…
‘Keyboard warriors…it’s time to cut us farmers some slack’ August 25, 2018 Opinion By George Minish, guest columnist Now, I am not an educated man by any means. I only went to school because that’s where…
London remains committed to fundamentally changing farm support in the UK July 22, 2018 Opinion By all accounts, the UK government remains on track to fundamentally change the nature of the support made available to farmers post-Brexit. Reading…
Farmers and the National Living Wage…is it possible to keep everyone happy? July 22, 2018 Opinion There has been a lot of talk this week about the possible impact of increases in the National Living Wage on agriculture. But…
Is once-a-day milking an option in extreme weather conditions? July 21, 2018 Opinion Farming Connect in Wales has said the past nine months have seen some extreme weather which is creating challenges when it comes to…
Farmers should be forced to retire at 65 July 21, 2018 Opinion The last year or so has seen the press filled with stories of elderly farmers killed by cattle and other livestock. The reality…
Gove must put the needs of production agriculture first as he plans for the future July 14, 2018 Opinion Organisations, such as the National Sheep Association, seem to think that keeping Michael Gove MP as Secretary of State at DEFRA is a…
It’s imperative to make safety a priority on our farms at all times July 11, 2018 Opinion Farm Safety Week 2018 kicks-off next Monday. It’s taking place at a time of year when farmers and contractors will be working around…
Farming needs Brexit certainty …and it needs it right now July 8, 2018 Opinion As soon as Theresa May gets the bones of a Brexit deal across the line with her ministerial colleagues, then Government must act…
