This week 12 farmers from all over England and Wales came to Bristol for the first ever Just Farmers workshop. I have played a blinder with this group (even if… Read more Say hello to the first ‘Just Farmers’! →
I’m feeling excited – and not just because it’s Friday! Thanks to an article in Farmers Guardian and having a natter on Will Evans’ fantastic Rock and Roll Farming podcast,… Read more Just Farmers is GO! →
** Former BBC Countryfile director and Nuffield Scholar calls on ordinary farmers to engage with the media on big issues in farming ** ** £20,000 funding to bridge the disconnect… Read more I need farmers! Just Farmers! →
There has been a fantastic response to my articles in Farm Business and this week’s edition of Farmers Weekly (May 11th), about bridging the disconnect between farmers and the mainstream… Read more Just Farmers →
I have finished my Nuffield Scholarship. Two years of travel, to 12 countries, culminated in my presentation at the Nuffield Farming Conference in Bristol. The class of 2016 (me and… Read more The End (or just the beginning?) →
After coming under fire for selling toxic herbicide paraquat to the developing world, Syngenta was in Ivory Coast this month promoting its products and fighting a PR battle. I was… Read more Syngenta Speaks Out →
Earlier this month I was in Ivory Coast for the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Abidjan. What an experience – to be surrounded by 1,500 passionate people who can… Read more Africa: Rising to the Challenge of Feeding Itself →
Follow your family tree or dig deep enough into your DNA, and you will find a farmer. In 2010 scientists discovered that the vast majority of European men are descended… Read more What is ‘The Disconnect’? →
