Thanks (Tom Rigby in particular) for the feedback on our website and this blog. I agree with you that the design of the blog could be improved and the black background isn't easy to read...... we will work on that.
Lately, I've been heavily involved in recruiting within the Farmers Weekly Group. We've had a couple vacancies to fill and it's given us a great opportunity to bring on the young talent within the team. Possibly one of the most important jobs I can do as an editor is to make sure we put the right people in the right jobs and build a strong team.
So I'm pleased to report that we've been able to promote three members of staff into more senior positions. They are: David Cousins as the new Machinery and Features Editor; Ian Ashbridge as the new Business Editor and Caroline Stocks as the new deputy news editor. All three take up their posts shortly and more information on content plans for their areas will follow shortly. The two section editor posts have come about as a result of Nick Fone (machinery) and Andrew Shirley (business) leaving for new ventures outside Farmers Weekly. Both will still be involved in farming related businesses and I'm hoping we can still use their great writing and editing skills by inviting them back to work with us from time to time. Good luck to everyone in your new jobs.