Tag 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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The Web – a short story by Vicki Hird

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Miles King

continuing in the same vein as my “Forest of Brexeat” story earlier this week, Vicki Hird has written this piece…   The web was both delicate and strong. And as large as a lake. Spreading out as a silk cloak … 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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LEGOs, Landscapes and Catchments – guest blog by @UKSustain farm campaigner @VickiHird

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Miles King

  I am delighted to post another guest blog from Sustain’s Campaign Co-ordinator for Food and Farming Policy, Vicki Hird.   The rich debate about how we deliver new farming and land management support after we leave the CAP is … 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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Guest blog by Vicki Hird: Imagine the death of UK farms

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Miles King

As the Government continues to fail to develop any coherent plan for farming after Brexit, Vicki Hird, Sustain Campaign Coordinator and independent consultant (@vicki Hird) writes a guest blog. Imagine the death of UK farms   Is it an exaggeration … Continue reading →

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