A number of agrifood chain trade organisations have written to Defra secretary of state Michael Gove to request a pause in all consultation work other than that for Brexit. Resources are already fully stretched dealing with the issues around the UK’s withdrawal from...
Seed processor and merchant Dalton Seeds hosted a visit by the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, secretary of state for Defra, at its base near Peterborough last Friday. Mr Gove was given a seed plant tour by Daltons managing director Peter Fox, and said he was impressed by the...
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference today, Defra secretary of state Michael Gove described gene editing as one of the technologies driving a fourth agricultural revolution alongside big data, Artificial Intelligence, robotics and machine technologies. Not only...
Defra minister Michael Gove used his Oxford Farming Conference speech this week to highlight the dangers of a no-deal Brexit. NFU president Minette Batters also rejected no-deal, but called for legislation to protect UK food standards against cheap imported product...
Meetings in London and Edinburgh this week sought to impress upon government officials the likely impact of the prolonged spell dry weather on future crop and livestock production and farm businesses. A meeting organised by the NFU in London allowed the industry to...
The Brexit negotiations have reached a point where the vague promises of the Leave campaign have met reality, not least on the Irish border question. But Defra minister Michael Gove still appears to believe he can “have his cake and eat it” with high UK production...