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There's one question that the audience at the NFU Centenary Conference is struggling to answer.
Is it good or bad news that Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has taken a tumble on the ski slopes and so won't be able to address conference later today?
NFU president Peter Kendall joked: "I wonder if during a bit of apres ski he ran into a group of disgruntled poultry producers who managed to do more damage to his ribs than any skiing accident..."
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Less flip and more gravitas is what is needed from the farmers' leader. Recent price rises have rescued many farmers from disaster, but we still need a leader with charisma, and recent performances on the national media, ie Today prog, have been lightweight.
Comment left on February 19, 2008 11:00 AM
Posted on February 19, 2008 11:00