nufsaid

September 2010 - Posts

• Reports of a tiff are greatly exaggerated

  Mark Twain, in the title there. Not sure it worked, but it’s made me feel a bit cultured. Poor old Andrew George though, eh? And I’m not just pitying him for this terrible photo we keep wheeling out on FWi: Having spent years helping the NFU... Posted Sep 27 2010, 08:17 PM by NufSaid Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: Agriculture, Conference, farming, Politics, badgers, tb, Lib Dems, coalition, DEFRA, Caroline Spelman, andrew george, Conservative, coalition agreement, policy [Edit Tags]

• Democrats doubly disappointed

  They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Lib Dem Andrew George is disappointed the Lib Dems don’t have anyone DEFRA, as covered by Farmers Weekly and Western Morning News. Spot the difference, anyone? Share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg... Posted Sep 27 2010, 09:38 AM by NufSaid Filed under: Politics, Government, Lib Dems, DEFRA, andrew george [Edit Tags]

• An apology…

  … from the crazy cat lady… …for being a terrible hostess. From what I can really recall, anyway (I don’t remember saying goodbye). I promise on 2 January you’ll find me at the airport like this: Sorry xx Share: Bookmark on... Posted Sep 25 2010, 10:30 AM by NufSaid Filed under: Uncategorized [Edit Tags]

• Liberally lovin’ Liverpool

  I’m in Liverpool at the mo for the Lib Dem party conference. Being a geek, I love party conference season, but so far this one hasn’t really lived up to much. It didn’t help that it took bloomin’ hours to get here and I seem to... Posted Sep 19 2010, 10:00 PM by NufSaid Filed under: farming, Politics, Food, Government, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, basil fawlty, renewables, liverpool, renewable energy, climate change [Edit Tags]

• A confession…

  I was forced to watch some James Bond this weekend. And I liked it. Ssshhh – don’t tell anyone…. Share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe... Posted Sep 19 2010, 09:09 PM by NufSaid Filed under: Television, Daniel Craig, James Bond, first time for everything [Edit Tags]

• The age of austerity

  Mr News Editor, Mr Chief Reporter and I went into London on Tuesday to have lunch with DEFRA farm minister Jim Paice. We were meeting him ahead of his official announcement about the possibility of allowing farmers to cull badgers to help combat bovine... Posted Sep 15 2010, 07:51 PM by NufSaid Filed under: Farmers Weekly, Agriculture, London, farming, Politics, farm, badger cull, badgers, tb, Government, RPA, Rural Payments Agency, DEFRA, bovine TB, farm minister, Jim Paice [Edit Tags]

• Why udder cream didn’t work

  For those of you who have suffered my tales of back woe on Twitter (and for my mum, who can somehow find her way onto my blog but not to an email inbox) I thought you might be mildly interested to see these pictures. I’ve seen several doctors and... Posted Sep 14 2010, 09:14 PM by NufSaid Filed under: Twitter, ailments, Nuffield, Travel, x-ray, diggeredd, osteopath, back [Edit Tags]

• The wall of terror

  Of all the things to be confronted by when you arrive at the NEC in Birmingham at 7.30 am, a giant wall emblazoned with your ugly mug isn’t really what you want to see. Just look what the Farmers Weekly stand at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show... Posted Sep 07 2010, 01:07 PM by NufSaid Filed under: Farmers Weekly, farming, farm, ag, dairy event and livestock show, dairy event [Edit Tags]

• The Shire. Classy, eh?

  Birthday drinkies, a party with friends, Christmas coming early, flat vowels and Keifer. Gotta love weekends out of the city. Share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about... Posted Sep 06 2010, 07:06 AM by NufSaid Filed under: Uncategorized, Nottingham [Edit Tags]

• Meat, milk and beer – the perfect way to spend a day

  Having seen some great farms together in the United States, the UK Nuffield 2010 Crew decided to keep things a bit closer to home yesterday with a trip to Staffordshire. While a few of us were missing (bad luck to Princess and Peckie for the annoyingly... Posted Sep 04 2010, 04:47 PM by NufSaid Filed under: Farmers Weekly, Agriculture, farming, Nuffield, Food, ag, freedom brewery, staffordshire, rupert major, chickens, mercer farming, pigs, medium rare [Edit Tags]