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  • Are fears over Chernobyl radiation restrictions justified?

    19 January 2012

    WILL it be a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to proposals to remove the remaining Chernobyl radiation restrictions? As Barry Alston reports, opinions differ.

  • Poll: Will HS2 mean more countryside development?

    11 January 2012

    With the government announcing the HS2 rail link will go ahead we want to know what you think. 

  • How CAP reform could affect your farm

    16 November 2011

    WHAT impact would the European Commission’s CAP reform plans have on Britain’s farms? Farmers Guardian has teamed up with farm business consultants The Andersons Centre to find out. Alistair Driver reports.

  • Will the UK egg industry be hit hardest?

    15 September 2011

    WHILE the UK egg industry is ready for the EU ban on conventional laying cages, much of the European Union is not. Alistair Driver looks at what can be done to avert disaster for British producers.

  • Tackling the opposition to proposed badger cull

    8 September 2011

    GOVERNMENT plans for a farmer-led, licensed badger cull to help control bovine TB in England have been met with fierce opposition.

  • Crippling debt or acquiring skills is students’ conundrum

    September 2, 2011

    With the rocketing cost of higher education in the UK, young farmers may be forced to abandon their plans to study at university. But does this mean the UK could potentially face a skills shortage in the future?

  • What effect will increased tuition fees have?

    September 2, 2011

    Will the surge in fees mean the UK misses out on new talent? FG asked principals at two of the country’s top agricultural specialists for their views.

  • Nocton Dairies - the demise of farming's most controversial project

    25 February 2011

    The Nocton Dairies project has raised fundamental questions about the direction of dairying in the UK. Alistair Driver looks at the fall out from the demise of the controversial project. 

  • Is the UK's livestock identification and traceability up to scratch?

    February 25, 2011

    There are 8.6 million cattle, 4.6 million pigs and 21.3 million sheep in the UK. If there was an outbreak of foot-and-mouth tomorrow, just how quickly would we be able to trace all those animals? Angela Calvert reports.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: 'I fought NFU from the start' - Gibson

    24 February 2011

    ANTHONY Gibson, the NFU’s South West regional director at the time, became the voice of the South West grassroots farmer in 2001.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: Outbreak was 'worse than Falklands'

    23 February 2011

    NICK Green is man who has glimpsed moments of private hell during his life. A Falklands War veteran, the retired soldier has seen death on the battlefield and has lived with the pressure of warfare. But not even those experiences could prepare him for the horror he witnessed during the early months of 2001 as foot and mouth disease tore Cumbria apart.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: Farmers share their stories

    22 February 2011

    WE spoke to some farmers affected by the 2001 Foot-and-Mouth outbreak to find out how they were affeted by the devestating spread of the deisease.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: The industry looks back

    22 February 2011

    WE spoke to some leading industry figures from 2001 to talk about their memories of the devestating outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: How auction marts coped

    21 February 2011

    As the foot-and-mouth crisis raged on, cattle markets which once reverberated to the sound of livestock and chatter of farmers went quiet as they closed for 13 months. Leading figures from the auctions share their memories and look at how the sector emerged to meet the needs of 21st century farming.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: How the disease hit Scotland

    21 February 2011

    SCOTLAND did not escape the UK’s worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The first case in Scotland was recorded on March 1, 2001, occurring in sheep belonging to a livestock dealer in Lockerbie.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: Wales hit out of the blue

    21 February 2011

    In Wales the disease came out of the blue and saw 118 officially confirmed cases and 346,093 animals put down. The welfare cull took the overall tally beyond the 1 million mark.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: Have the lessons been learned?

    20 February 2011

    THE Government claims a number of steps have been taken to ensure there is no repeat of 2001. Here we look at what has changed since the devastating outbreak in 2001.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: Sir Ben Gill looks back

    20 February 2011

    SIR Ben Gill, then president of the NFU, looks back on a time when he dominated the national news agenda and we ask what lessons have been learnt a decade on.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: Contiguous cull debate rages on

    18 February 2011

    FORMER Agriculture Minister Nick Brown has lifted the lid on the tensions within Government over the introduction of the ‘brutal’ contiguous cull policy.

  • Foot-and-mouth 10 years on: Was it right not to vaccinate?

    18 February 2011

    TO vaccinate or not to vaccinate became one of the most divisive debates ever to take place within the farming industry. On the face of it, it was about life or death, but the reality was much more complex.

  • All beet growers feeling the pinch

    3 February 2011

    FOLLOWING the NFU and British Sugar’s announcement of a programme of ‘exceptional measures’ in a bid to restore some confidence in the sugar beet crop, Farmers Guardian spoke to growers and hauliers to discover their experiences this season.

  • Fuel rises tough on poultry industry

    27 January 2011

    IT has been an ‘incredibly’ tough winter from the poultry industry’s point of view because of the weather conditions, and the fuel price increases have just added to the problems, said Peter Bradnock, chief executive of the British Poultry Council.

  • Balancing act on margins

    27 January 2011

    THE situation was described as ‘very worrying’ by Dr Charles Trotman, head of rural business development at the Country Land and Business Association.

  • Focus on using diesel more efficiently

    27 January 2011

    SOUTH West arable farmer John Tingey, who grows wheat, rape and beans on 303ha (750 acres) outside Cirencester, said the fuel cost increase was going to have a significant impact on farmers’ businesses in terms running machinery, other vehicles and such things as grain drying.

  • Prices getting out of hand

    27 January 2011

    MICHAEL Durno, who farms near the Cairngorms in North East Scotland, described the situation as ‘really serious’.

  • Across the board rise in cost of inputs

    27 January 2011

    PETER Garbutt, farms inputs adviser for the NFU, said they were ‘seriously concerned’ about the whole raft of increases.

  • Exploring renewable energy alternative

    27 January 2011

    BERNARD Llewellyn, of Castle Carreg, Llandeilo, chairman of NFU Cymru’s Rural Areas Board, said they had discussed fuel increases at length.

  • Action call to reduce rural fuel burden

    27 January 2011

    NFU Scotland has called on the UK Government to act now to reduce the burden record fuel prices are imposing on the rural economy.

  • Why does fuel cost so much?

    27 January 2011

    Some of the questions regarding fuel prices are answered.

  • Duty stabiliser plan being demanded by farm unions

    27 January 2011

    THE fuel price stabiliser is a simple idea to lower the fuel duty when the price of oil is high, and vice-versa.

  • A triple whammy for the industry

    27 January 2011

    THE soaring price of fuel is having a major impact in rural areas and farming, in particular, is feeling the squeeze. William Surman and David Boderke report.

  • Guidance on steel roof constructions

    20 January 2011

    WHILE using lighter gauge pre-finished steel on some farm buildings may generate short-term savings, it can prove extremely costly as it is less able to withstand severe weather conditions, leading to building collapse.

  • Farmers look to straw alternatives

    20 January 2011

    FARMERS are being forced to make use of a range of alternative bedding options this winter as the price of straw, particularly wheat straw, continues to rise.

  • Hoping for an early spring

    20 January 2011

    JIM Innes, who farms beef and sheep on two farms on the Crown Estate on the edge of the Cairngorms, may have escaped the worst of the severe weather so far this time around, but he has serious fears about the aftermath.

  • Sheep survive polytunnel collapse

    20 January 2011

    THREE buildings were damaged by heavy snow at Sandy Tulloch’s farm near Banchory, North East Scotland, where he runs 150 beef cows and followers, plus 600 breeding ewes.

  • Plan ahead to reduce level of risk

    20 January 2011

    WHAT can farmers do to try to alleviate future weather-related problems to their buildings?

  • Insurance cover vital in extreme weather

    20 January 2011

    WITH the bad weather at the end of last year wreaking havoc on many farms, what was the impact and what can be done to prepare for further harsh conditions? William Surman and David Boderke consider the options.

  • EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos speaks to FG

    30 December 2010

    A WEEK before he appears at the Oxford Farming Conference Farmers Guardian caught up with EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos and asked exactly how he planned to reform the Common Agricultural Policy.

  • Cost Sharing Proposals

    December 17, 2010

    ?Government plans for a new Partnership Board to give the livestock industry a genuine stake in animal health and welfare policy were unveiled this week. Rosemary Radcliffe described her group’s recommendations on Responsibility and Cost Sharing in England as a ‘fresh start’. Alistair Driver considers the ramifications.

  • Where are the best commodity prices?

    November 26, 2010

    Northern Irish dairy farmers have seen the price of milk leap by 5p to 24.56ppl this year - a welcome boost in a tough industry, and a move which puts its farmers slightly ahead of the rest of Britain.

  • Where are you more likely to face a disaster?

    November 26, 2010

    Severe weather events and disease outbreaks have impacted on UK farmers throughout history, but recent times have been particularly torrid for English farmers.

  • Which farmers sit in digital poverty?

    November 26, 2010

    The internet has become an essential farm business tool, but there are still many regions throughout the UK which suffer from ‘digital poverty’. Those in upland areas - and therefore furthest away from telephone exchanges - face the bleakest outlook.

  • Which home nation earns the most money?

    November 26, 2010

    Perhaps the most important question of all is which home nation farm will deliver you the biggest wedge of cash for your hard labour?

  • Who shouts the loudest?

    November 26, 2010

    Every farmer wants to have their voice heard. Whether it is a new regulation, more paperwork or gold-plated rules, farmers want their corner to be defended in the corridors of power.

  • Who wins in the battle of the best place to farm in the UK?

    November 26, 2010

    There was an Englishman, a Welshman, a Scotsman and a Northern Irishman. One day Farmers Guardian decided to find out which one lived in the most farmer-friendly country. William Surman and Clemmie Gleeson report.

  • Nocton Dairies: Super dairy could be a cow heaven - David Barnes

    18 November 2010

    THE scale and vehemence of the public backlash to their initial plans shocked Nocton’s directors. One of them, David Barnes, tells Alistair Driver why he believes they have got it right second time round.

  • Nocton Dairies: Will there be a market for milk from super dairies?

    18 November 2010

    COULD milk from large dairies be the new GM? That may sound far-fetched, but the similarities are hard to ignore. Back in the 1990s, the biotech industry sought to launch a new technology in Europe that was gaining momentum, largely unchallenged, in the US.

  • Nocton Dairies: Is there a future for super dairies in the UK?

    18 November 2010

    NOCTON Dairies’ plans, for what will still be the country’s biggest dairy unit, has put the spotlight firmly on the UK dairy industry. Alistair Driver examines the fall-out from the controversial project.

  • Limited companies option for badger cull considered by industry and Defra

    1 October 2010

    Alistair Driver reports on what happens next with the coalition Government’s proposed badger cull in England.

  • Farmers raise doubts over badger cull costs

    1 October 2010

    Farmers have generally welcomed plans for  a badger cull in England. But will they be happy to pay for it? Alistair Driver reports.

  • RASE looks to bounce back from AgriLive blow

    24 September 2010

    THE Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) underwent, in the words of its chief executive, an ‘annus horribilis’ in 2009, posting a loss in excess of £800,000 and losing its flagship event - the Royal Show – which had been one of the biggest events in the calendar for more than 100 years.

  • Why I am proposing a badger cull – Jim Paice

    September 17, 2010

    In the week he announced controversial plans for a badger cull in England, Farming Minister Jim Paice told Alistair Driver why believes it is the right way forward.

  • Getting the big picture on water quality

    September 10, 2010

    The Water Framework Directive will affect farmers nationally and across all sectors. We look at what stage we are currently at and what comes next in the drive to improve water standards.

  • Why big dairies are not necessarily bad for cow welfare – RSPCA

    27 August 2010

    THE RSPCA’s John Avizienius has dared to question the assumption that large, mainly indoor dairy units mean a life of miserly for cows. He tells Alistair Driver why he believes big is not necessarily bad.

  • A good reputation for healthy food is in farming’s own interest

    August 20, 2010

    PLANNING applications for various large-scale farming enterprises and the news cloned animals have entered the UK food chain have meant that, in recent months, farming has yet again hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Amy Jackson looks at what the industry should be doing to improve and protect its public image.

  • ‘We’re not the bad guys’ - Nocton Dairies farmer speaks out

    13 August 2010

    ONE of the farmers behind plans to build Europe’s largest dairy farm near the village of Nocton in Lincolnshire has spoken out about the welfare campaigns and media coverage which, he claims, is demonising British dairy farmers.

  • Farmers are the ‘unfair target’ in drug resistance battle

    5 August 2010

    In the latest in our series looking at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s (VMD) plans to ban direct marketing of antimicrobial drugs to farmers, Jack Davies looks at the rise of resistance in farm animals and its effect on human health.

  • Industry reaction to the VMD proposals

    30 July 2010

    WE spoke to some leading figures in the agricultural industry to see what they thought about the potential ban on advertising animal medicines.

  • Why is the VMD banning advertising?

    30 July 2010

    FEARS adverts for antimicrobials are leading to farmers putting pressure on their vets to prescribe them are behind the proposed ban, according to Defra.

  • Backing Britain's Professional Farmers

    30 July 2010

    NEW rules from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) are proposing to downgrade farmers from ‘professionals’ to ‘members of the public’. The change could have wide-ranging ramifications for the industry and would see a ban imposed on the direct marketing of antimicrobial medicines to farmers. In a new series we look at the proposed new rules and how redefining the professionalism of British farmers could have far-reaching consequences.

  • Lessons from America – can US ‘super dairies’ work over here?

    27 July 2010

    CAN the US model of large scale dairying work in the UK? An industry delegation has been on a fact-finding mission to the mid-west to bring some lessons back home. Alistair Driver was with them.

  • Dairy ‘evangelist’ makes case for larger dairies

    July 23, 2010

    GORDIE Jones, one of the chief architects of the move towards large dairying in the US, is the closest thing to a dairy farming evangelist either side of the Atlantic.

  • Industry views on US cow welfare

    July 23, 2010

    Reaction from delegates on the trip to visit a US ‘super dairy’.

  • Where next for the dairy industry?

    July 23, 2010

    The 17-strong group of dairy representatives from across the UK included farmers, processors, supermarkets, trade bodies and the RSPCA.

  • Controlling bovine TB in the UK

    20 July 2010

    FOLLOWING last week’s debate between former Queen guitarist Brian May and the Farmers Union of Wales on badger culling, North Cornwall beef farmer Pat Bird looks at past strategies to control TB and explains why a cull is vital to stopping its spread.

  • Act now to control bovine TB - FUW

    July 9, 2010

    Farmers Union of Wales director of agricultural policy, Nick Fenwick, argues badger culling is justified by science.

  • Badger cull 'immoral, insane and unproven by science'

    July 9, 2010

    Brian May was in Wales again last week to give his support to the legal battle to prevent the Welsh badger cull. The Queen guitarist tells Alistair Driver why his intervention is no ‘cynical publicity stunt’.

  • VMD consultation: What the farmers are saying

    September 17, 2010

    What is being said about new rules being considered by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate which could, it is feared, take key information away from farmers when it comes to making choices about health planning. WILLIAM SURMAN and JACK DAVIES report.

  • VMD Q&A: What farmers are asking

    September 17, 2010

    What are the worries surrounding new rules being considered by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate which could, it is feared, take key information away from farmers when it comes to making choices about health planning? WILLIAM SURMAN and JACK DAVIES report.

  • What George Osbourne's budget means to farmers

    June 25, 2010

    CHANCELLOR George Osborne described it as the ‘unavoidable budget’. Political editor, Alistair Driver looks at what it all means for the farming industry.

  • What the coalition Government has in store for farmers

    27 May 2010

    THE Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has outlined its ‘programme for government’. Alistair Driver looks at what lies in store for farmers.

  • The big challenges facing the next Government

    6 May 2010

    THE election, whatever the outcome, is likely to herald a new Ministerial team at Defra. Alistair Driver outlines some of the big issues they will face as a new era dawns.

  • General election 2010: Voters' views from UK farms

    28 April 2010

    How farmers from across the country will vote and what they have to say about the political future.

  • General Election 2010: Young Farmers share their views

    28 April 2010

    HOW the next generation in the farming industry will vote at the General Election.

  • Party piolicies: Penri James, Plaid Cymru

    28 April 2010

    Plaid Cymru’s Penri James outlines his party’s plans to eradicate TB and increase its European representation.

  • Party policies: Adrian Ramsay, Green Party

    28 April 2010

    Green Party Deputy Leader, Adrian Ramsay, outlines the party’s farming policies

  • Party policies: Jim Fitzpatrick, Labour

    28 April 2010

    Labour MP for Poplar and Canning Town and Farming Minister since June 2009, Jim Fitzpatrick, shares his views on how his party will improve the face of British agriculture, tackle TB and battle climate change.

  • Party policies: Jim Paice, Conservatives

    28 April 2010

    Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire, Jim Paice outlines his party’s plan of action which promises to put food production at the top of the agenda, ensure honest food labelling and overhaul farm regulations.

  • Party policies: Richard Lochhead, SNP

    28 April 2010

    Richard Lochhead MSP describes how the SNP will support the farming industry and address its concerns.

  • Party policies: Stuart Agnew, UKIP

    28 April 2010

    UK Independence Party candidate Stuart Agnew answers FG’s questions before the election.

  • Party policies: Tim Farron, Liberal Democrats

    28 April 2010

    As the self-titled ‘party of rural Britain’, Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron shares his thoughts on why it not only prioritises and values British farming, but is intent on tackling bureaucracy as well as unfair pricing.

  • What your vote means for the future of British farming

    28 April 2010

    As polling day looms in the most open and exciting General Election in a very long time, we outline the parties’ farming policies and analyse what it all means for farmers. Alistair Driver, William Surman, Jack Davies, Barry Alston and David Boderke report.

  • Nocton Dairies - is this the future for British dairying?

    29 March 2010

    The road to prosperity for an ailing dairy sector? Or the road to ruin? Alistair Driver looks at the controversy surrounding plans for an 8,100-cow dairy unit in Lincolnshire. 

  • Avoiding mistakes on your SPS form

    March 26, 2010

    Farmers Guardian has teamed up with the Rural Payments Agency to give some essential form filling advice.

  • Bovine TB is a constant in NFU Cymru deputy president's life

    March 5, 2010

    Barry Alston went to meet the new NFU Cymru deputy president on his farm where living with bovine TB has been a constant for nearly 20 years.

  • NFU elections 2010 - how the elections will work

    12 February 2010

    The elections for president, deputy president and vice president will be decided by the 93-strong NFU council at the union’s conference in Birmingham, on February 24.

  • Vice president race - Richard Hirst

    12 February 2010

    FORMER horticulture and potatoes board chairman Richard Hirst explains how he hopes to win the vice presidential election.

  • Vice president race - Rosey Dunn

    12 February 2010

    NORTH East regional board chair Rosey Dunn gives her views on the NFU and outlines what she hopes to achieve if shes elected as vice president.

  • Vice president race - Mark Leggott

    12 February 2010

    LINCOLNSHIRE council delegte Mark Leggott explains why he should win the race for NFU vice president

  • Vice president race - Nick Adams

    12 February 2010

    DERBY branch chairman Nick Adams explains his plans for the vice president’s role.

  • Vice president race - Guy Smith

    12 February 2010

    ESSEX farmer and regional board chairman, Guy Smith sets out his priorities for the NFU as he pushes for the vice presidency

  • The race for president - Peter Kendall

    12 February 2010

    INCUMBENT president Peter Kendall sets out his priorities for the NFU as he prepares to defend himself against a challenge for NFU president.

  • Vice president race - Alistair Mackintosh

    12 February 2010

    LIVESTOCK board chairman Alistair Mackintosh explains why he should become the NFU’s next vice president.

  • Deputy president race - Paul Temple

    12 February 2010

    FORMER vice president Paul Temple explains why he is the best man for the deputy president’s job.

  • Deputy president race - Meurig Raymond

    12 February 2010

    MEET the incumbent deputy president Meurig Raymond, who is hoping to win the vote again on February 24.

  • Deputy/vice president race - Gwyn Jones

    12 February 2010

    CURRENTLY dairy board chairman, Gwyn Jones sets out his views on how the NFU should go forward as he fights for both the vice president and the deputy president.

  • Deputy/vice president race - Thomas Binns

    12 February 2010

    FORMER livestock board chairman Thomas Binns sets out his agenda as he fights for both the deputy presidency and the vice presidency.

  • NFU elections 2010 - what's at stake

    12 February 2010

    WE take a look at the positions up for grabs on February 24 and who the election hopefuls will have to unseat if they are to win the election.

  • Vice president race - Adam Quinney

    12 February 2010

    WARWICKSHIRE council delegate Adam Quinney sets out his agenda as he hopes to be elected as the NFU’s next vice president.

  • Vice president race - Anthony Rew

    12 February 2010

    VICE presidential hopeful Anthony Rew sets out his views on the industry and what he hopes to achieve if he’s elected.

  • The race for president - Derek Mead

    11 February 2010

    PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Derek Mead sets out his views on the NFU and the wider farming industry as he prepares to challenge Peter Kendall for the post.

  • NFU elections 2010 - meet the candidates

    11 February 2010

    FIND out everything you need to know about the NFU elections. From how the election will be decided to profiles of all those in the running for the top jobs to take place at the Union’s annual conference on February 24.

  • CLA position on the post-2013 CAP

    5 February 2010

    CLA president, William Worsley, talked exclusively to Farmers Guardian about his organisation’s vision for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013.

  • NFU position on the post-2013 CAP

    5 February 2010

    NFU president, Peter Kendall, outlines the union’s plans to reform the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013. He talks exclusively to Farmers Guardian about how they wish to shape future policy.

  • Bill suggests emphasis is shifting away from responsibility sharing

    February 5, 2010

    Defra’s Draft Animal Health Bill has raised more questions than it has answered. Alistair Driver gets to the bottom of some of the key issues.

  • Terry Jones - putting farmers on the political frontline

    1 February 2010

    Now Terry Jones’ has achieved his mission to get Defra to set up a supermarket ombudsman, William Surman asks what’s next for the NFU man?

  • Profile: Ed Bailey, NFU Cymru president

    27 January 2010

    BARRY Alston goes on farm with NFU Cymru’s new president, Ed Bailey who is hoping for a quick resolution to industry’s concerns.

  • What will farming look like in 2020?

    28 December 2009

    AS the decade rapidly draws to a close, William Surman asks the experts what we can expect from farming in the next decade.

  • Quotes of the decade on the key issues affecting farmers

    20 December 2009

    Foot-and-mouth 2001

  • The 'noughties': a turbulent decade that changed UK farming forever

    20 December 2009

    THE 2000s, or the ‘noughties’, has been the most turbulent decade in modern farming history. FG’s political editor Alistair Driver looks back at some of the events that shook the farming industry.

  • Gordon Halling: battling through the decade but still smiling

    20 December 2009

    has fought the toughest situations for a decade.

  • The deputy president race - an election with one eye to the future

    4 December 2009

    THE election for NFU deputy president looks set to pit three figures with considerable experience of farming politics against each other.

  • How the NFU elections will work

    4 December 2009

    The elections for president, deputy president and vice president will be decided by the 93-strong NFU council at the end of the union’s conference and AGM, in Birmingham, on February 24.

  • Countdown to elections begins

    December 4, 2009

    FG’s political editor Alistair Driver looks at the candidates lining up for the NFU elections and what they will have to do to bag one of the top jobs in the industry.

  • BSE to FMD: Outgoing NFU director general has no regrets

    November 6, 2009

    RICHARD Macdonald leaves the NFU later this month, after three decades with the organisation. Reflecting on an extraordinary career, he imparts his thoughts to Alistair Driver.

  • Labour saying little to dispel the view nothing will change

    2 October 2009

    If there is a single issue that has defined farming’s uneasy relationship with the current Government, it is badgers and bovine TB.

  • Lib Dems would introduce a cull

    2 October 2009

    A BADGER cull would be an essential part of the Liberal Democrat policy to control bovine TB (bTB).

  • Tories would begin to cull of badgers 'almost immediately'

    2 October 2009

    Alistair Driver reports on why the imminent General Election could now determine future bTB policy in England.

  • Taking on tough industry issues - and his critics

    August 7th 2009

    PETER Kendall is arguably the most successful NFU president of modern times yet recently he has come in for some heavy criticism. Alistair Driver reveals why he is determined to avoid the dangers of ‘presidentitis’.

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