Dr Alison Bleaney
These issues are the same in Tasmania; who is DPIW and Minister Llewellyn, in particular, trying to kid?
Who is Hilary Benn trying to kid?
In a recent speech given to the National Farmers Union (NFU) the Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, said that UK farming needs to be environmentally sustainable whilst maintaining production levels. He also stated that “the soil, the water, the air, the forests are the very foundation on which our food, and therefore our existence, depends”. Fine sentiments indeed but they appear to be completely at odds with his statements about pesticides in regard to the recent EU legislation that was approved in January. Read more here

Dr Alison Bleaney