Peter Kendall

  • Farms of the future

    FIFTY YEARS ago this month the book ‘Silent Spring’ kick-started the environmental movement and changed the way we grow our food. As climate change and population growth exert growing pressure, what will the next generation of farms look like?   … Read More

  • Badger culls delayed

    THE GOVERNMENT and the National Farmers Union (NFU) have announced that planned badger culls will be postponed until next year.   The NFU wrote to Environment Secretary Owen Paterson to request that the pilot badger culls in West Somerset and… Read More

  • TB debate announced

    PARLIAMENT WILL debate the Government’s TB eradication programme, including planned badger culling.    The debate, which has been triggered by a public e-petition asking for further discussions on the controversial government policy to eradicate bovine TB, will take place on… Read More

  • NFU publishes list of dairy-friendly companies

    SODEXO, BRAKES and 3663 are the only three foodservice businesses to appear on a new NFU list of the companies that are paying dairy farmers a fair price. Costa Coffee is the lone High Street food and drink outlet on… Read More

  • 2050 targets delaying progress

    FOCUSING ON LONG term horizons and 2050 forecasts has allowed governments and other organisations to put off the big, and sometimes difficult decisions, that need making today.   Peter Kendall, president of the National Farmers Union (NFU), used his address… Read More

  • Rules for egg sales at Olympics

    WHEN YOU bring together the world’s top athletes, there’s going to be a big demand for protein – and that means a lot of eggs. The world’s top swimmer, Michael Phelps, has three fried eggs sandwiches and a five-egg omelette… Read More