Wimmera Mallee Alliance & Objections to VNI & UK Food Security on The Country Telegraph.

Wimmera Mallee Alliance & Objections to the Victoria/New South Wales Inter-Connector (VNI) with Glenden Watts, Farmer.

Glenden Watts, 7th generational family farmer, 35 yrs old, wife and 3 kids all live on the farm. Broad acre cereals, sheep and beef cattle is our enterprise mix. Glenden has been against the VNI west since it was announced back in early 22, due to the alternatives and other options that are available.

UK Food Security – Outlook to 2050 with Dr Derrick Wilkinson, Economist & Lead Author Of Report Uk Food Security – Outlook to 2050.

Dr Derrick Wilkinson is a retired economist with nearly 40 years' international experience with the development, analysis, integration and coordination of global trade, environment and agriculture policies.

This includes over 10 years as a government official in Canada and the UK analysing and negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements and trade disputes, and over 25 years with a a range of professional organisations working on UK and EU agrifood, environment and land management policy developments.

A former chief economist at both the NFU and CLA, he is the author of numerous pioneering publications and research projects, including in major peer reviewed journals.

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