George Eustice: Highs and lows of his time as Defra secretary
Farmers Weekly Defra secretaries come and go, so two-and-a-half years was a relatively long stint in the job for George Eustice. Since he was appointed secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs on 13 February 2020 – prior to that he had been farm minister since 2013 – the MP for Camborne and […]
Ranil Jayawardena announced as new Defra secretary
Farmers Weekly Former minister for international trade Ranil Jayawardena has been announced as the new Defra secretary. Mr Jayawardena, who was appointed to prime minister Liz Truss’ new cabinet on Tuesday 6 September, is relatively unknown in agriculture but will now have oversight of farming, environment, water and nature policy. He replaces George Eustice, Conservative […]
Guidance on wild release of beavers in England sparks debate
Farmers Weekly In this episode, Liz Truss outlines her priorities for farmers, prior to becoming Conservative Party leader and the UK’s next Prime Minister. Has she got it right and will she change her mind? A farm worker has an extremely lucky escape when his articulated trailer overturns – and so does the tractor pulling […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 122: Has Truss got farming priorities right?
Farmers Weekly In this episode, Liz Truss outlines her priorities for farmers, prior to becoming Conservative Party leader and the UK’s next Prime Minister. Has she got it right and will she change her mind? A farm worker has an extremely lucky escape when his articulated trailer overturns – and so does the tractor pulling […]
Opinion: We weren’t put on God’s earth to work 7 days a week
Farmers Weekly In this episode, Liz Truss outlines her priorities for farmers, prior to becoming Conservative Party leader and the UK’s next Prime Minister. Has she got it right and will she change her mind? A farm worker has an extremely lucky escape when his articulated trailer overturns – and so does the tractor pulling […]
Farm dust and raw milk could be key to allergy treatment
Farmers Weekly Farm dust and raw milk could hold the key to breakthrough treatments for food allergy sufferers, researchers have found. Statistics show the number of people across the world developing food and irritant allergies is growing. But a study of 1,300 children showed that those brought up on farms had fewer allergy-related disorders than […]
Food security and productivity should top Liz Truss’ agenda, says industry
Farmers Weekly New leader of the Conservative Party, and prime minister in waiting, Liz Truss has been urged to up her level of ambition for UK agriculture, introducing policies to raise productivity and bolster food security. Ms Truss, who secured more than 81,000 party member votes compared with just over 60,000 for her rival Rishi […]
Multiple arrests after Animal Rebellion blocks dairy sites
Farmers Weekly Animal Rebellion activists have descended on milk-processing sites in England to block and immobilise trucks and damage equipment as part of ongoing protests against the dairy industry. Four sites run by Arla and Muller in the Midlands and southern England have been targeted by hundreds of activists, who say they are taking non-violent […]