Mark Lumsdon-Taylor speaks to Jules Serkin from Business Bunker Radio about the importance of sustainability in food and farming. Mark and Jules discuss Kentish food, food security, food shortages, building on farmland and much more in their conversation on...
Mark Lumsdon-Taylor comments on Defra’s guidance to help farms reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There are a number of voices warning of a finite number of harvests, some saying as few as 30 and others suggesting 100. Either way desertification is looming, and even...
Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, Founder and Chair of Rural Policy Group spoke to The Grocer about the new taxes proposed by the National Food Strategy and shared his concerns about their imact on the food industry. Those at the bottom of the food supply chain are already working...
Proposed sugar and salt tax has the capacity to do more harm than intended good – RPG Founder Mark Lumsdon-Taylor comments on behalf of MHA MacIntyre Hudson. Following the publication of an independent report on England’s National Food Strategy led by businessman...
On 14th July the Secretary of State for Transport announced that the sale of new diesel and petrol HGVs would be banned from 2040. The government also aims to decarbonise agriculture by 2040 – so we look at the reality of introducing electric vehicles into the food...
Rural Policy Group is delighted to feature in South East Farmer’s July issue, which can be read here. The article has been recreated below, however, we highly recommend taking a look through the magazine. Founder & Chair Mark Lumsdon-Taylor sat down...
