Journalist and podcaster. Agri-politics, food & farming. Co-host @FarmersWeekly Podcast; & the @Mighty8thPod with @MikeHistorian
Joined June 2009
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Big News going into the Easter Bank Holiday weekend 🔴⚪️⚽️ 🙂 #WeAreImps skysports.com/football/news/…
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“Large volumes of cheaper imported meat could flood the [UK] market…” politico.eu/article/anger-as…
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⛽ Red diesel prices hit new high
🚜 Land Use Framework unpicked
⛰️ Uplands out of green schemes
🎧 All on the latest @FarmersWeekly Podcast
(thanks to @EdenSwimmer, @susantwining2, @CLAtweets, @afgroupuk, Homer Farming)
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On the plus side Spurs, this really is a lovely view from the Lincoln City press box
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Latest farm income figures; Natural England admits environmental payments aren’t delivering for farmers; & Nigel Farage targets farming vote.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this week’s Farmers Weekly Podcast - and to you for listening 👍🎧
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'Ewe-Turn' surely? @VictoriaAtkins
Mar 10
🚨 Sheep shearer visas EXTENDED!
Government has responded to my demand for an urgent u-turn.
It has taken 26 days and is only just in time but it is a welcome u-turn.
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Iran War: Impact on UK fertiliser, fuel & food security.
[Latest @FarmersWeekly Podcast with added insight from @OriginFert, @FramFarmers, @AgriiUK and Prof @TimLangCTO ]
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A big thank you to the @OriginFert team at Great Yarmouth for hosting @louisearable and myself for a special @FarmersWeekly Podcast episode looking at the impact of the Middle East crisis on fertiliser pricing and availability. Out on Friday.
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"I was quite shocked to see 25% of the money had gone to 4% of farms."
Defra minister @AngelaEagle tells me why she wants more small farms to join the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (photo: @louisearable )
Latest @FarmersWeekly Podcast here: ⬇️
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Thanks @JoeWStanley - we saved up the drainage trial audio until it was REALLY wet weather 😬 hopefully it will now stop raining 🙂
Feb 9
Thanks to @FarmersWeekly podcast for covering both our groundbreaking new field drainage trial and launch of the 2026 Big Farmland Bird Count at @AllertonProject this week 🎙️
From 16:30 👇
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Johann Tasker 🇺🇦 retweeted
Last night scum stole the statue of my Grandfather Teddy Baldock Britain's youngest ever World Boxing Champion. The statue was unveiled outside the Langdon Park DLR Station in Poplar, East London. Years of work and a stunning work of art by the sculptor, the late Carl Payne will be sold for scrap and melted down. Please retweet in case we can recover it.
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Johann Tasker 🇺🇦 retweeted
Jan 15
In need of a load of fodder beet. Lincoln area. Can anyone help?
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A big thank-you to everyone who came to our @FarmersWeekly Question Time at the 2026 @OxfordFarming Conference – & to our panellists: @ProagriLtd, Henry Tufnell, Peter Craven, Kelly Hewson-Fisher & Emma White. Listen to our podcast special here:
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Here's an interesting podcast - highlighting one of the remaining farming funding schemes and the difference it’s making to businesses.
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30 Dec 2025
Congratulations to Roland Engebretson & Rebecca Lindsay, co-founders & directors of MacaulayCollege.com on the Isle of Lewis – awarded MBEs for services to Education, to Social Inclusion and to People with Additional Support Needs in the 2026 #NewYearsHonours
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30 Dec 2025
Congratulations to Christine Alice Storry, procurement manager at Bath and North-East Somerset Council – awarded a British Empire Medal for services to sustainable and local food procurement in the 2026 #NewYearsHonours
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30 Dec 2025
Congratulations to West Sussex farmer and former @NFUtweets vice president Gwyn Jones, Lately Cattle Sector Group Chair of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway – awarded a British Empire Medal for services to Animal Health and Welfare in the 2026 #NewYearsHonours
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30 Dec 2025
Congratulations to forensic soil scientist Professor Lorna Dawson of the @JamesHuttonInst – named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2026 #NewYearHonours
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29 Dec 2025
More 2026 #NewYearHonours here:
29 Dec 2025
Congratulations to everyone recognised in His Majesty The King's New Year Honours 2026 🎊
Find out more: gov.uk/government/news/uk-ce…
ALT Congratulations to all recipients included in New Year Honours 2026. Find the full list of this year's recipients on GOV.uk
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