WHILE MOST PEOPLE are worried about coming shortages: fuel, food and even water, there are still some members of the Twitter fraternity worried about surpluses.
AS I READ yet another attempt to demonise New Zealand farmers over the tiny meat quota given to them in the recent Free Trade Agreement – equal
IT IS THAT TIME of year again when everyone is suggesting reasons for tax cuts or tax rises in Wednesday’s budget. I would like to
GAS PRICES are spiking although the UK is sitting on massive shale gas reserves that could make the UK energy self-sufficient – but we’ve banned
I WAS SURPRISED at the weekend to read that Australia was pressuring the UK to exclude ‘binding commitments’ to the Paris Climate Change Agreement from
MOST PEOPLE probably don’t realise New Zealand has a similar land mass to the UK – NZ is the 75th largest country in the world, just
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION recently announced that the EU will be allowing farmers to feed farm animals food known as Processed Animal Protein (PAP) made from
DESPITE the limited tariff-free quotas given to Australian beef and sheep meat imports, the National Farmers Union (NFU) is still complaining. But despite the all
MANY PEOPLE get upset when a company established in Scotland or the UK is sold to a foreign investor, even if there is no loss
WHILE ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS will no doubt be praising Brexit for George Eustice’s announcement of plans to ban live animal exports for slaughter and fattening,
SCOTTISH FARMERS should be patting themselves on the back. They are the backbone of the UK’s agricultural exports. Admittedly they have had a lot of
