Johann Tasker 🇺🇦
@johanntasker
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Journalist and podcaster. Agri-politics, food & farming. Co-host @FarmersWeekly Podcast; & the @Mighty8thPod with @MikeHistorian
Suffolk / London / UK
Joined June 2009
19 Nov: “We are investing £5 billion into farming over the next two years – the largest amount ever…” Chancellor Rachel Reeves & Defra secretary Steve Reed 25 Nov: Defra pauses new capital grant scheme offers “due to budget pressures…”
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What makes some farm assurances schemes work better than others? In this episode of the @FarmersWeekly Podcast, we discuss the @LEAF_Farming marque - and what other schemes can learn from its success.
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Good to see the issue of illegal meat imports reported by the UK mainstream media. @AlistairDriver has been banging the drum on this for a long time.
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RT @FarmersWeekly: 🎙️ In this week's FW Podcast, we look at government plans to reduce the area of UK farmland – and use it instead to rest…
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@ilkleyIain Credit where due, I was quoting @mays_farm
Do other industries when having a tough time get advised by the government to diversify to survive? Vauxhall cars "have you thought about B&B in your factory at the weekend or a bit glamping in your Luton car park?"
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Just had a go at editing something with AI, it stripped out all the jokes and made things clunkier. So much like a real human editor.
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RT @HenryGJeffreys: Just had a go at editing something with AI, it stripped out all the jokes and made things clunkier. So much like a real…
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Coming up on this Friday’s @FarmersWeekly Podcast: @FenlandSoil, the inside track on @DefraGovUK’s national land use framework, banks and the #FamilyFarmTax & bonkers beef (and other) market prices Wherever you get your podcasts, as they say…
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Harecoursers in 4x4s leave trail of destruction across Fens
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2026, not 2025, sorry! I must be looking forward to it - much anticipated 🙂
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Looking forward to seeing @DefraGovUK's much-anticipated Land Use Framework - expected (again) to be published for consultation this week🧩
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Thanks Tom - and great to see you too!
Great to see @johanntasker & @louisearable at Soy to Sustainability 2025 Hear from the @bofinfarmers Pulse Pioneers & how they’re looking to ⬆️ returns from peas & beans
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RT @JoeWStanley: "We have been listening to the concerns that have been raised by the non-dom community." @RachelReevesMP refuses even to…
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#FamilyFarmTax raid puts #FoodSecurity at risk, says @Tesco – front page of today's Daily @Telegraph
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Former @NFUtweets president Baroness @Minette_Batters uses House of Lords maiden speech to urge government "to pause and to consult" with farmers on inheritance tax plan
On Wednesday evening, former @NFUtweets President Baroness Batters made her maiden speech to the House of Lords. We thank @Minette_Batters for continuing to champion farmers in Britain and across the world. 🧵 1/6
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RT @AIMS_Meat: Was out walking my dog earlier. My dog on a lead. The next field full of ewes in lamb. Man with dog off the lead suddenly st…
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RT @AllieRenison: Important reminder from @SarahDykeLD to DEFRA Sec. of State during a recent @CommonsEFRA session We want farmers to inv…
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RT @OurCowMolly: Food Packaging joins the campaign 🥛, but like @ProagriLtd said: "There's still time for the government to accept they've g…
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