Monthly Archives: January 2012

NED

I have accepted an invitation to join the Board of Farmway, a farmer controlled supply and retail business. This will keep me rooted in agriculture and in touch with many different aspects of farming. First board meeting on Jan 31st. … Continue reading

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LWEC first meeting

Good discussion on when regulation encourages innovation and when it stifles it with the Business Advisory Board and David Willetts. Theme tied in well with my role on the Defra Regulatory Strategy Scrutiny Panel.

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New commitment

I have been asked to join the Business Advisory Board of Living With Environmental Change (LWEC). This is a body that makes sure that all the Research Councils are commissioning the right sort of work and not overlapping. I hadn’t … Continue reading

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