In Conversation with George Eustice
Join the British On-Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN) for an exclusive webinar on Wednesday 21st May (6.30pm), offering insight from former Defra secretary George Eustice.
In a discussion with BOFIN managing director Tom Allen-Stevens hear George Eustice’s views on the legislation that has challenged and shaped farming including the ban on neonicotinoids and metaldehyde, and why he believes the rules around biopesticides should be changed.
They will also explore the background to the Genetic Technologies Act (2023), why it was prioritised and what government hoped it would enable.
Tom will also raise questions on the Farming Innovation Programme which Mr Eustice put in motion, and his thoughts on the ADOPT programme and how farmers can benefit from the new scheme.
Participants will have the opportunity to put forward their own questions on policy, innovation, and the future of farming.
Register now and join us for an enlightening discussion!
About George Eustice
George Eustice was Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 13 February 2020 to 6 September 2022. He was previously Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) from 11 May 2015 to 13 February 2020.
He was elected as the Conservative MP for Camborne and Redruth in 2010 and served on the EFRA Select Committee from 2010.
George is from a farming background, and his family still run a fruit farm, restaurant and farm shop in Cornwall where they also have a herd of South Devon cattle and the country’s oldest herd of British Lop pigs.