May 26, 2022
Can we avert a global shortage of wheat?
As if UK wheat prices were not already volatile enough, now comes news of a growing drought in the breadbasket of western Europe that is also known as ‘France’.
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May 25, 2022
Oilseed rape acreage plummets
We need to remind the Government of our reliance on imports of oilseed rape from Ukraine.
May 25, 2022
Farming is relentless
However much enthusiasm you have for farming, the work list is endless
April 29, 2022
Face to face meetings as the conference season restarts
I have been on a plane all the way to Dubai, and through the new lens of Covid-19 awareness it was a disquieting experience really.
April 29, 2022
Lots of enthusiasm
Fresh back from a quick tour of Scotland with lots of enthusiasm for farming in Sussex!
April 28, 2022
Almost there
From what I hear, many other producers have had a relatively quick and easy lambing this year.
April 28, 2022
Impossible to know whether growers face a viable future
A big problem, of course, is that the UK is no longer the industrial powerhouse it once was.
April 28, 2022
Unknown unknowns
World buyers are now cutting deals with alternative exporters for all commodities.
April 27, 2022
Nit-picking in the extreme
Our experience of obtaining planning consent proved tricky.
April 27, 2022
Farmer time
The majority of children didn’t understand that beef came from cows and that some parts of a cow were used in the making of beefburgers that they had for tea.
March 31, 2022
Good vibrations
The UK soft fruit industry faces several challenges.
