Alan Bullion
Dr Alan Bullion is Special Reports and Projects Director for Agribusiness intelligence, publishing one-off reports on the crop protection, animal health and fertilisers sectors.
Alan has worked as a publisher, analyst, journalist and editor for Informa for over 18 years, having previously worked on specialist titles focusing on agriculture and food in Asia, and on organics, ethanol and biodiesel, particularly in Brazil. He also has expertise on the political impact of Brexit on UK agribusiness.
Alan was awarded a PhD by the University of Southampton for a thesis on the civil war and conflict resolution.
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Latest From Alan Bullion
Effective fall armyworm strategy needed for Chinese corn and other crops
Fall armyworm is destroying maize (corn) fields across Southern China, heightening calls to find an effective solution to this voracious pest, which is the larval form of the armyworm moth. It can breed rapidly over great distances, and is very difficult to eradicate, with no large-scale solution yet identified.
UK Green Party MP calls for new tax on meat
The UK government should introduce a ‘meat tax’, as an adjunct to the Agriculture Bill, according to UK Green Party spokesperson and Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas.
UK minister talks up post-Brexit trade opportunities, but farmers sceptical
Britain has significant opportunities for export deals for farm produce globally post-Brexit, farm minister George Eustice told the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) today (January 4).
Green Party MP calls for introduction of UK meat tax
The UK government should introduce a ‘meat tax’, as an adjunct to the Agriculture Bill, according to UK Green Party spokesperson and Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas.
UK minister talks up future trade opportunities, but farmers sceptical
Britain has significant opportunities for export deals for farm produce globally post-Brexit, farm minister George Eustice told the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) today (January 4).
Gove sets out opposition to ‘No Deal’ Brexit in speech to farming conference
UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove has warned against a ‘No Deal’ scenario when the UK leaves the EU at the end of March.