Category Archives: Vicki Hird

Guest blog by Vicki Hird: Horticulture Strategy Ditched: a Massive Backward Step for the Fruit and Veg We need

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Miles King

The Farm Minister Mark Spencer MP recently announced that the Government will not produce the Horticulture Strategy, promised in the Government’s food strategy. Sustain’s Head of Farming Vicki Hird vents her huge frustration at this backwards step and sets out … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Is Rebugging the Planet possible? by Vicki Hird

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Miles King

A guest blog today from Vicki Hird, whose new book Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things that Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do – And Why We Need to Love Them More has just been published. My new book, Rebugging the … Continue reading →

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Farm based inspiration out of the Westminster Bubble: guest blog by Vicki Hird

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Miles King

Policy work these days can be stifling; keeping you stuck to a desk, locked in meetings and shuffling around Westminster. It is only a matter of time before we hear news of Brexit fatigue or even burn out. The sheer … Continue reading →

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Why Taxpayers need a “housemate agreement with Farmers: Guest Blog by Vicki Hird.

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Miles King

                  The dreaded ‘red tape’ and interference in farm decisions under the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is why many UK farmers voted ‘leave’. But I aim to justify the uncomfortable but … Continue reading →

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